my firefly redemption

Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in life, play | No Comments »

When I was a child, I did terrible things to fireflies. School would end for the summer sometime in early June, and my younger brother and I would revel in the knowledge that for the next nearly three months, we ...

Woes of research

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in life, work | 1 Comment »

Another week has come and gone, the Olympics rage on, unrelenting in their persistence, while I sat in my office and did my damndest to sublimate research. While a Master's student, I found it easy to somewhat randomly select a ...

A brief return to bachelorhood

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in life, work | No Comments »

Chiharu's off to Obama tonight with her sister, so I'm suffering the bachelor life this evening. I've celebrated with yakisoba and a private viewing of The Hurt Locker. Both were excellent, if I do say so myself. And I do. I was ...