Black Tie

Christ Church college guest night. We are dressed up in honor of Bhooma's successful thesis defense and to give her an impromptu hen party. But honestly, you don't need a reason for black tie attire in Oxford.
On the way to dinner, we were looking fabulous on the famous stairs from Harry Potter.

Science stuff

It's time for some real time science videos. Geeky, perhaps. But I still can't help pausing in amazement.

Higher quality flash version here (compliments of Matthew):
http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=harvard/harvard.swf&width=640&height=520

Here's a clip for those of you who were bored in the genetics section of Biology 101:

I am happy to say that Matthew has been accepted into the University of Ottawa for medical school. This is fantastic news and ironically brings us one step closer to being in the same country. In the meantime, I plan to keep an eye out for affordable flights from OC, CA to ON, CA.

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.

Health Food

In London.

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

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...
:)

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

Collector's edition???

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: