I went to a really good seminar today on particle size analysis. It was a free seminar put on the manufacturers of the instruments with the goal being to sell you an instrument. But it was the best one of these free seminars I have gone to and I learned a lot. So I have increased respect for Microfluidics and Horriba.

I just saw the movie, The International, and I really liked it. I thought it was really well done with a lot of attention to detail and I never felt the move was insulting my intelligence. There was a really cool seen in the Guggenheim museum. If you like intelligent drama/action movies, you should go see this one.

Ben and I are heading out on a Caribbean cruise. This is my first cruise and I have to say this is the winter to do it. This is a ships and dips cruise which means we will have lots of bands and live music, including Bare Naked Ladies, Great Big Sea, and Sarah McLaughlin. I think it should be lots of fun. And we are going with some other ( Read more... )

Thank you everyone who came our New Years Party. It was a great party as always, and this year we didn't miss the ball drop, unlike last year. New Years Day was very nice too as Ben and I hung out at Utter Chaos. It is so great to have friends that you can just hang out at their house all day and chill. Between the party and New Years Day, I am ( Read more... )

Does anyone want a decent Queen sized mattress. We upgraded to a king sized bed. The mattress is 8 years old but in reasonable condition. We might be able to help with transporting it.

I was laid off from work today. Not entirely unexpected as the company was fast running out of money. They let go 9 out of 35 employees. And I kind of wanted to leave anyway. I had some ovens in the fire but if anyone knows of a materials science position in the Boston area, please let me know.

I thought this test was pretty cool and a good assessment of me.

Ben and I are off to Canada for a week. We are staying in a lakeside cabin owned by some friend that we are also traveling with. It should be a nice fun week. We will be out of contact so don't be sad if we don't respond to email or cell phones.

I am a little behind the times but I have been tagged and so here goes ( Read more... )

Ben and I took a trip out to Utah for some skiing with my friend Denise. It was pretty awesome. She had done all the planning so we just showed up. She even ordered all the lift tickets ahead of time so we got discounts. It is funny but lift tickets are a lot cheaper in Utah than in New England, even though the mountains are so much bigger. We ( Read more... )