Joshua Tree

I made my mom drive down a super rocky unpaved road because I was somewhat obsessed with Joshua trees.

Marble Canyon

Manly Peak at Sunrise

Moonrise

Badlands

Devil's Golfcourse

I didn't know salt could be so sharp- it would have hurt so bad to fall down.

Badwater

Salt beds at the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere.

Dunes at Sunrise

Mom and I walked out on the dunes in the dark to watch the sunrise.

Scotty's Castle

A rich dude built a mansion in Death Valley in the 1920s. His name wasn't Scotty.

Apricots and Mustard

As seen on our traditional Christmas walk.

Traditional Aebleskiver Breakfast

Christmas Eve Luminarias

My Aunt and Uncle's neighbors put luminarias up every Christmas Eve. All together it's probably a mile long.

Richard's Oak Tree

Christmas Tree Lane

This street in Palo Alto has been decorating their houses for over fifty years. When new people buy a house on this street, they have to agree to decorate their house. My mom sold a house here to a Jewish family and they put Santa on their roof every year.

Ashley and The Creepy Monkey

My French Friends

Ten year reunion!

Julie at the Marina

We went to the Marina to fly kites, but there wasn't any wind. We watched some LARPers and walked around in the mist until it started to rain.

Goodbye, John/ Best Undergrad Ever

Today is John's last day in lab before moving to Washington. The Chem room won't be the same without him. Guo-liang made him a model of circularized GFP out of bike chains- amazing.

Holiday Pops and Santa

I went to the Boston Pops performance today. I feel all Christmas-spirity now. It was a really fun concert.

No Taxation Without Representation

Eva and I made some friends at the Boston Tea Party 236th anniversary reenactment. Huzzah!

Jon and the Glitter Girls

Holiday trapeze show.

Santa Speedo Run

Festive Ferrets

I decorated my desk at work for Christmas. Eva's dad got me the advent calendar.

MIT Hack

Driving Mr. Santa

Waiting for Sinterklaas

My lab left our shoes outside our boss's office for Sinterklaas to leave us present over night. We also left presents for his horse: carrots and sugar cubes. I thought he might like peanut butter.

Deck the Halls

My roommate and I put up lights and a tree.