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.

Mom the Snowflake

My mom walked in the Festival of Lights Parade this year with her office.

Banana Slug

Sea Foam

We took a trip to Half Moon Bay. The waves were high from the storm and there was a thick foam.

Thanksgiving Feast

Liquid Fireworks

Eye of the Tiger

Trapeze show. Thanks to my cheering fan club!

Neilwich and Bullseye

I got to work super early today so I ate breakfast in the caf. Bullseye: "1 egg inside 1 pancake".

People Forest

This display is in front of the Prudential mall to encourage people to donate winter coats.

The Dog House

Red pants, red carpet, white dog... must be in my boss's office.

Superhero Balloon

Max inflating the gift I got him in Oaxaca. Then we threw it back and forth in the hallway until it sprung a leak.

Autumn Sidewalk

The Secrets of Tomb 10A

The Museum of Fine Art is having a special Egyptian exhibition. These are some of the over 80 ships that were buried to ensure the grave's owners passage into the after-life.

Best Bus Driver in the World

She's super friendly, has hand-sanitizer and these fall decorations- makes riding the CT1 a pleasure.

Lab Meeting Artwork

Back to work, ho hum. I like to sit next to John Jackson in lab meeting because he entertains me with his drawings. He even takes requests sometimes.

Ballfield at the Yagul Ruins

Relaxing on the Beach

Hola!

Tornado, My Trusty Horse

Our 12-seater landing in Huatulco

Ballet Folklorico de Oaxaca

Monte Alban

Zapotec ruins

Hierve del Agua

Los Esqueletos in front of Santo Domingo

Xoxo Cemetery

Casa de la Tia Tere

Blog is taking a Vacation

I'm going to Mexico! Blog posts will resume November 11th. Hasta luego!

Hard-working Lizard

This lizard travelled to Japan and helped Eva write her grant. She found out today that she got a very good score for her grant, so the lizard relaxed on my plant.

The Most Beautiful Autumn Day of All Time

A walk along the esplanade at sunset made me see the light.

Halloween Party

A librarian, a flamingo, a gypsy, a shark and Mother Earth.

Go Big or Go Home

Not to be out-done by Max and Andrew, I super-sized my lab work and ran THREE big gels. I showed my boss and he even pretended to be impressed.

Andrew's Famous Mouse Soldiers

Sixty-two brave mice donated their tails for the sake of science.

The Flu King

Max made tons of virus in these plastic dishes. Way to go, Max!

Between The Folds

I went to see a documentary about origami at MIT. They had a few examples on display, including this gargoyle. Bonus nerd sighting: a guy in the audience was actually wearing a pocket protector.

Foil On Bottles

Elephants in the Snow

The elephants from the circus walked back through Cambridge in front of my work building to the train. I had to run to catch up with them. Oh yeah, and we had our first snow of the year. Poor elephants must have been cold.

Autumnal Berries

On a hike in Middlesex Fells with my brother Jon visiting from NYC.

Head of the Zesiger

...when MIT students make boats out of cardboard and race them in the pool. One boat split into pieces and sank. This one won.

The Greatest Show on Earth

Leslie and Erin took me to the circus for a belated birthday extravaganza. They even made me a hat. It was my first time at a real circus and it was really great. We saw trapeze, silks, hand-balancing, spanish web, tigers, motorcycle cage of death, elephants, etc. Thanks guys!

It Don't Matter If You're Black or White

Photography Class #2. Working on depth of field/focus.

Topsfield Fair

I fulfilled my long-time dream of watching a demolition derby. One car flipped over and the lady driver won. Hard core.

The Flying Wallendas did a tight rope act without a net. Don't worry Mom, this is not the next adventure sport I will try.

High-diving act. At first we thought it was going to be high-diving pigs, but it was actually dudes up in flame.

I Told You My Biceps Were HUGE

I started weight-lifting again yesterday with a new lifting buddy since my last one left for California. John decided we should measure my biceps to chart my progress. Today: 26.5cm (in other words, huge).

"Oh no, we're going to die!"

I went hang-gliding in New Hampshire. Thanks to Eva for the amazing experience!

On Walden Pond

We picnic'ed at Walden Pond. It was so much more subdued than the last time I visited which was at the height of summer with tons of people swimming and playing.

Gorilla is Watching Me

Someone keeps moving him around the entry hall of my apartment over the past week. He's cute, but sometimes he surprises me.