R: Dinner at Hana Sushi, complete with pimping---inevitable when you throw an intern and med student together. I know ARDS.
F: Obstructive pulmonary disease, ham po-boys and fries at Mother's, and a Katrina tour (Lower 9th + Lake Pontchartrain). A little more COPD before dinner at Sara's Cafe. Duck in port wine reduction satisfying, not amazing. ( Read more... )

I should be studying, but I'm too tired to retain anything. I took lots of pictures around town today, but I need to post these pictures from England before I post the others.
It was strongly recommended that we visit the Roman Baths in the evening, after the crowds died down and the torches were lit. It was a brilliant idea, and I'm sure I enjoyed ( Read more... )

R: Entire day devoted to traveling. What is up with the lack of A/C in this country? Zzzz.
F: More sleeping. River cruise too short, but London Eye perfect; fortunately, great views either way. Walk through cute and popular drinking district by the Thames. Have barely tolerable (and Obscenely Expensive™) dinner in unintentionally private dining ( Read more... )

When I was younger, my family and I would randomly drive in search of interesting things to do; it was all so long ago that I had forgotten how neat it was to do that. Last weekend, my aunt decided to go to Lake Charles for a night of gambling, and I tagged along, learning a lot about her and those who gamble. Today she suggested that we go to ( Read more... )

T: Classes, studying, and packing. Mom calls to discuss impending condo Doom. Stressed.
W: Slept two hours, then drove to airport. Met sawicki and scwang in the City. Spamalot from the third row, center orchestra, and chocolate fondue at DT UT. Exhausted, but very happy.
R: NYU SoM commencement at Lincoln Center. Great speakers, classy event, many pictures. ( Read more... )

This week, I'm getting an East Coast fix in the form of a trip to NYC. Getting there won't be any fun, but I will make the most of my extensive offline time by studying for the exams I have next week. I find that I study very well on airplanes and while waiting in airports because the Interweb is not yet freely available in terminals or the sky. I ( Read more... )

Thursday and Friday classes were cancelled, so I'm now in Boston for the weekend, enjoying beautiful spring weather and the company of a much beloved sawicki. Unfortunately for cmouse, it seems that everyone and their grandmother are in town while she's in NYC. Such is life.
While I revel in the knowledge that this is the second weekend in a row I get to be ( Read more... )

And for you smart-asses out there (:::cough::: aki :::cough:::), I'm not married or even engaged. =P
It was an excellent weekend, if I do say so myself. I spent quality time with sawicki, ate well, and saw two shows I had been dying to see, "O" and "Avenue Q." I also gambled for the first time! Jeremy taught me how to play a poker variant called "Jacks or ( Read more... )

It's hot. Really. Freaking. Hot.
It's supposed to be cooler here in Chiang Mai. The heat, while not as humid as in Bangkok, hit us as soon as we exited the airport, and we have been suffering ever since. My uncle's van doesn't have air conditioning, and the vinyl seats stick to you in the worst way. I was afraid to get up after a brief ride in it ( Read more... )

After 12.5 hours from LAX to Osaka, and another 5.5 hours from Osaka to BKK, I'm finally here.
Both flights were rather uneventful. The first one was packed, but the passengers were well-behaved. My brother and I watched a few movies in a row (including Something's Gotta Give and Notting Hill before getting a few hours of sleep. I kept waking up ( Read more... )