Thursday, May 29, 2008

Family time


Having my parents visit Oxford last week was such a nice treat. During their trip, we enjoyed clotted cream, bangers and mash, fish and chips, and a Sunday roast. We watched cricket, attended a garden party, and spent the majority of our evenings playing backgammon at the best pub in Oxford, The Royal Oak. The transatlantic distance seems much smaller now.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008

For Fun

In response to Chelsea's blog, here we go... for fun:

Four jobs I've had:
1. Hostess - Souplantation
2. Researcher - Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
3. DataCAD Draftsman - EBTA Architects
4. Research Associate - Ambry Genetics

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Office Space
3. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
4. Once

Four places I've lived:
1. Orange County, CA
2. Boston, MA
3. Bethesda, MD
4. Oxford, United Kingdom

Four places I've been:
1. Paris, France
2. London, England
3. Yokohama, Japan
4. Ontario, Canada

Four TV shows I watch (an amazing feat without a TV):
1. Rome
2. House
3. Heroes
4. Scrubs

Four people who email me regularly:
1. Matthew
2. Mom
3. Bryan Traynor - NIH supervisor
4. Oxford administrative staff

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Sushi
2. Buddy's pizza
3. Komoda Bakery long johns
4. Zosia's (Hamtramck Polish Vilage Cafe) liver and onions

Four places I would like to visit:
1. Whistler, Canada - bring on the moguls!
2. Kyoto, Japan
3. Bombay, India - to see Rupa!
4. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Spending time in Ontario
2. Trip to Maui
3. Thanksgiving in Cali
4. Finishing my DPhil

People I've tagged (to do this too):
1. Bonnie
2. Amy
3. Rupa

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Smell's like bananas!

My favorite snack, Aunt Arlene's banana bread (muffins)...
...and they're fresh out of the oven!

If you live in Oxford, stop on by...
:)

Sunday, May 11, 2008

My mother

"You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold;
Richer than I you can never be --
I had a Mother who read to me."
-Strickland Gillilan

Friday, May 9, 2008

Collector's edition???

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

I want to believe

July 25th? Say it's true...
http://www.buzznet.com/tags/thexfiles/journals/2071941/
X-Files sequel leaked trailer from March:

Monday, May 5, 2008

National windsurfing week

Would you believe windsurfing in England? Last Saturday at Farmoor Reservoir...

Sunday, May 4, 2008

London Marathon

Here are two very English photos from the London marathon several weekends ago: