my breath fogged up the glass, so i drew in a face and i laughed

A little Jason Mraz - inspired, in part, by my friend Maisie.


"Lucky" Official Video With Colbie Caillat

I just watched the Leona Lewis redo of the Snow Patrol song Run. At first I though, "eh, not bad." But then I listened to the original again, and the original version is hard to beat. Amazing lyrics. Here are the videos for you to decide.

Here's the live Leona Lewis version:


And if you're still awake, here's the original Snow Patrol version:

Philadelphia for ASHG

Only small portions and slim residents here. Ahh the Philly cheesesteak...

... The Park Hyatt sure has a nice gym.

Fall colors

Given that I lost my old compact camera and my old cell phone finally called it quits, I bought myself a toy, the LG Dare. Here are a few camera phone test photos of the Fall colors from my street in Bethesda.

Canada is beautiful

Some recent photos of Gatineau Park, Quebec over Canadian Thanksgiving/Columbus Day holiday weekend:

Back to the hustle and bustle of America, and loving it.

Last night in Oxford

It's my last night in Oxford until 2009. Tomorrow I return to NIH to finish the remainder of my DPhil. I will miss backgammon games at the Royal Oak, afternoon tea time, the endless miles of centuries old architecture, and of course my amazing friends in Oxford and London. Today I had a pretty good last hurrah that started out in London with scones and clotted cream, followed by a curry lunch, a spot of tea, a shot of whiskey, four freshly fried donuts, and an exciting ride on "Chaos" at the St. Giles Fair in Oxford.

I suppose I'm packed and ready for tomorrow's next big adventure. It will be an early 5am rise.

The fair is coming!

The Oxford St. Giles' Fair is back! All of St. Giles St., from St. Giles church to the Martyr's Memorial was blocked to traffic today to set up. You know what this means? Bumper cars, roller coaster, fun house, ghost train, helter skelter, the twister, waltzer, cotton candy, popcorn, and SCARY CARNI's! The St. Giles's Fair has been taking place in Oxford since the 17th century. I'm just hoping that they've upgraded the rides since then...

St. Giles Fair 1895:A few photos from my walk home today:

Bring on the fun!

Just in time for football!

I can't wait to watch USC football in realtime!