Liz and Eli were married last Sunday on the floor of the US Senate. (Actually the model Senate at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate in Boston.) Was really great to be able to join them for the happy event.

(Also was an opportunity for Julie to give me a quick tour of her new lab after. Seemed like a pretty cool setup, though one bio lab ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I went back to Cleveland for the wedding of my friends Markos and Michelle. Was a very happy occasion, they're clearly a great match.

This was also my first time seeing my parents and brother in person in well over a year. Plus was my first experience with pandemic travel, and traveling alone is always a bit surreal these days. (Very ( Read more... )

Friday: Went to one of WMBR's 50 Years of Boston Rock concert series at Cuisine en Locale at Anthony's (up on Highland in Somerville). Very cool venue. Mistle Thrush did not disappoint, all the music was great, and the sheer quantity of getting the band back together made for a fun atmosphere ( Read more... )

The good news is that today, I finally have some time to relax! Bad news, however, is "because I'm home with a terrible stomach bug".

Last weekend, went to my cousin Ben's wedding. Was great seeing so much of my family, and Rhinebeck, NY was really pretty.

The first part of that book discussion of Oryx and Crake that I participated in appeared ( Read more... )

Last weekend was DJ and Michelle's wedding. I was honored to be in the wedding party. Many congratulations to the happy couple ( Read more... )

The weekend before last, I was out of town at PyCon. It was fun representing Google at the career fair, and I enjoyed the talks I attended. I was able to work from the Montreal office that Monday before heading home. I see why people are so happy at that office, it's a neat little space with a small engineering team. Plus Montreal seemed like a ( Read more... )

Not too much to report this week. I continue to be busy. Thank you notes have now been mailed. Work is going pretty well ( Read more... )

Work is busy, and much of my free time is still occupied with wedding chores. I figure if I make good progress in the next few months, wedding chores will have taken only a year total.

The festival that Pandemonium Books ran last weekend was quite fun ( Read more... )

We're back ( Read more... )

What a week!

Wedding festivities happened with only a moderate amount of me running around stressed out about logistics. But I didn't get too stressed out, and the logistics were handled.

Our wedding announcement was published in the Times ( Read more... )