Fooding through grad school

Research is complicated

So maybe it is time for a career change

But in the meantime...

Europe extravaganza

So, after the hell that was Step 1.  I ran far away...

Come to LA!!!

Thanks to Darienne, I can finally make a promo post for why people should come visit me.

Comic Con 2012

I attended Comic Con for the first time ever this year.  As I was warned, there were a LOT of lines.  However, getting to catch up with your best friend from college, Mi-chan, made the time fly by.  I only bought tickets for Saturday and Sunday, so my tales will be from the crazy weekenders.

Boston in Summer

The best part of visiting Boston was getting to snuggle with my mom, of which there is no photographic proof (but we both can just close our eyes and see it).  Still, lots of other exciting things also happened.

Farm life is good life

Because of some wonderful friends, I had the opportunity to spend two days on a Vermont farm.  Really, there was so much great company, conversation, and food that I can't even describe the experience properly.  But do enjoy some of the highlights via photos.

Bluer and greener than LA

Spring Break: San Francisco

After finding out that I passed my Block 3 exams, I was able to throw myself whole-heartedly into spring break, which was my first visit to San Francisco.  I also finally got to see Darienne for the first time since we both left the Alt lab.

Very envious of Darienne's sunny afternoon nap spot.

Holiday Ski Trip

After a Christmas with minimal flurries only in special parts of Boston, I went on a family trip in search of snow.  There, I played some aggressive cards to make up for the last half of a year.  Some skiing on slushy snow happened followed by skiing on icy snow on day 2 (big dip in temperature).  Of course, few posts of mine are ever complete without mentioning food, so there is the obligatory picture of the delicious hot-pot dinner that we had on day 2.

Some snow on the ground.  Some snow from the sky.

Boston Foods

As wonderful as the food is in LA, I have mentally been compiling a list of foods that I missed eating ever since I left Boston.

My first stop was at Japonaise, the French-Japanese patisserie, in Brookline. How I have missed the butter rolls, the custard pudding, and the Japonaise (green tea mousse cake), as clearly evidenced by the inability to resist taking a bite prior to pictures.  The green latte has also been missed, although I do make it for myself many mornings.  However, I use 2% milk at home, so the occasional whole milk version is quite an indulgence (for my taste buds).  I am not sure that my pancreas agrees (more lipase please!), but I just think of it like a challenge.  I am no longer that drawn to the mochi ice cream since I know that I can order them directly from the same factory. 

Do you hear the food angels singing in praise?  If not, maybe you need a Rinne test.