i'm not entirely sure where my preconception came from but i've always assumed i was left-brained. You know, somewhat "logical"....
according to EIGHT tests i just took this is (reproducibly) not a good assumption. And i'm not just "kinda" right brained: I'm heavily right-brained, like, 70/30.
OK so yeah, it's kinda funny that I had to take eight separate, independent tests, both visual and verbal, to accommodate the idea that maybe i'm more emotional, imagination-driven, and symbolic, than logical and mathematical. You'd think I would have taken one test and said hm, that's interesting. Sort of suggests that was fighting an idea, doesn't it.
cripes, WHAT was my PhD in? Enzyme kinetics or something?? what was my postdoc work and biotech work in, hm, mathematical and quantitative description of enzyme behavior? and what field have I switched into? something to do with communication and establishing relationships (dr-patient), 3D and symbolic reasoning, perception of visual and tactile cues, and intuition? Perhaps one of the things I was fighting in my science career, was my own brain.
Oh I can't imagine how many of you are laughing right now. Hee hee hee. Hey sometimes it takes me a while :)
Rest assured, I'm laughing with you.
And yes, it's midterm week and I'm procrastinating. ;)
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Ladies' Weekend, Ogunquit, Maine
I am blessed enough to have some truly wonderful and remarkable people in my life. When I went to Bates College, long long ago, I could not have imagined how it would shape me. One of the ways Bates influences me to this day is through my college friends, who I do not see often enough! Last weekend, I flew to Maine to spend the weekend with Kristen (aka Twinkletoes) and Jenn Moniz-Carpenter. Amy Bean Kelliher (aka ACBK) was to have joined us too, but her baby Matthew has been sick and she needed to stay with him. We missed her very much, and I look forward to the holidays, when I hope we can spend some time catching up :)
We stayed at The Cliff House, in Ogunquit, Maine. Thursday and Friday the weather was a little yucky, but Saturday morning was gorgeous:
The weekend was fun, relaxing, and theraputic. There's nothing like hanging out with friends you've known for 16 years - it's better than warm towels from the drier :) We ate, we drank coffee, we read trashy books, we went to the spa and then sat by the pool, we shopped, and we watched the Sox kick some tookus (Bye bye, Cleveland; hello, Rockies!). Well, "ate" isn't the proper word to describe Friday's dinner, JMC took us to Arrow, listed by Gourmet Mag as one of the top 50 restaurants in the US.... that was way more than just "eating!" I only aspire to be able to cook like that.
And now I'm broke beyond broke. But sometimes life quality issues trump fiscal conservancy... and besides, what's $600 when you're already $70K in the hole??
The only downside is that I had a big comprehensive clinical exam on Wednesday, on which I didn't do so well. We will see how it goes, but I think I crashed and burned on one of the four sections. My own fault, 100% - I knew full well that I was agreeing to be out of town the weekend before the exam, when I should have been studying. I can only hope that I was able to skim thru... because I am required to pass this exam to progress from Student Clinic to Outpatient Clinic. Well, the worst thing that can happen is that I will fail. I'll deal with that if and when I have to.
I did get my National Boards scores back for part I. That.... was not a crash and burn :)
As for now, I am off to a friend's house to catch The Game. We have a small cadre of Boston and New England expats here, it should be a fun gathering. Especially because the word SWEEP keeps coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!
We stayed at The Cliff House, in Ogunquit, Maine. Thursday and Friday the weather was a little yucky, but Saturday morning was gorgeous:
The weekend was fun, relaxing, and theraputic. There's nothing like hanging out with friends you've known for 16 years - it's better than warm towels from the drier :) We ate, we drank coffee, we read trashy books, we went to the spa and then sat by the pool, we shopped, and we watched the Sox kick some tookus (Bye bye, Cleveland; hello, Rockies!). Well, "ate" isn't the proper word to describe Friday's dinner, JMC took us to Arrow, listed by Gourmet Mag as one of the top 50 restaurants in the US.... that was way more than just "eating!" I only aspire to be able to cook like that.
And now I'm broke beyond broke. But sometimes life quality issues trump fiscal conservancy... and besides, what's $600 when you're already $70K in the hole??
The only downside is that I had a big comprehensive clinical exam on Wednesday, on which I didn't do so well. We will see how it goes, but I think I crashed and burned on one of the four sections. My own fault, 100% - I knew full well that I was agreeing to be out of town the weekend before the exam, when I should have been studying. I can only hope that I was able to skim thru... because I am required to pass this exam to progress from Student Clinic to Outpatient Clinic. Well, the worst thing that can happen is that I will fail. I'll deal with that if and when I have to.
I did get my National Boards scores back for part I. That.... was not a crash and burn :)
As for now, I am off to a friend's house to catch The Game. We have a small cadre of Boston and New England expats here, it should be a fun gathering. Especially because the word SWEEP keeps coming up!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Darcy and Chris' Wedding
In autumn of 2004, I introduced two of my favorite people and friends from two areas of my life to each other. On October 13th, they got married at a castle overlooking a beach on the Massachusetts coast, under crystalline skies in the crisp October air.
When they first met, the sparks between Darcy and Chris were nearly palpable. It was a random evening in the Boston Rock gym. Each sized the other up - and knowing them both well, I could almost hear the "hmmmmm!!!" from both. On their first date, Darcy and Chris went sledding. The next time I saw the two of them in the same place at the same time, a subtle shift had transpired - and frankly, the rest is history and future :)
A few pix of C and D:
and me and Ms., or rather now Mrs. Darcy!
The wedding weekend was lovely, and it was a wonderful treat for me to be able to carve out time to zip up to New England to be there.
Darcy and Chris are currently in Playa del Carmen, hopefully napping on the beach or playing in the water, or enjoying a well-earned massage, or perhaps they haven't left the honeymoon suite?... Wedding planning (and execution!!) is no cup of tea!
When I arrived on Friday, the skies were overcast and spitting. Mother Nature had different plans for Saturday, however - the sun peeped over the horizon across the water and into my room at the inn at dawn, waking me up with a gentle orange-pink light:
And the day got better from there. Caroline and I got to take a walk by the water, across the rocks. Note the deep b
lue sky!
From the Emerson Inn, we were taken over to the Castle Hill B&B, where Darcy was beginning preparations. Darcy and Caroline got their hair started, while I went for a walk with Darcy's cousin Reid to Crane Beach proper, a stretch of soft white sand.
On the way back, we bumped into Tom, who as usual tossed me around like a toy (yeah, I love it):
then I returned to the inn to have my hair done. Updo, lots of hairspray, only 19 bobbypins this time! apologies for the sideways picture, i assume you can turn your head if you wish...
The next pic is of Darcy's ladies in waiting: Brenda, Caroline, and me. Both Brenda Ulrich and Brenda Donald were due the week of the wedding (fertility symbols, anyone?) but thankfully neither baby made an appearance. Phew.
The wedding was magical, albeit a bit cold (about 55 degrees, with spaghetti straps and thinned blood from living in the south?) The pashminas that Darcy gave us were so comfy and soft, and were great to take the edge off of the cold!
I have no pictures of the ceremony, something about I didn't think it would be appropriate to stride down the aisle with a camera in hand... but I can tell you that Chris looked absolutely dashing, and Darcy looked so perfect. The dress she chose is so simple, so classy, so her; and her glow, I can't describe properly. Hopefully one of the "real" photographers caught that, and if I can snag pix, I will post those.
After the ceremony, I got to meet up with Andi Machl and his new lady Lisa, as well as Russell. It was lovely to catch up a bit! Russell and I danced a bit, which was so very fun, until I started to be clumsy.... two left feet sometimes, I tell you. And I wasn't even wearing heels to trip me, or drinking much. (for a change? it's this new leaf i've turned over!) It was so nice to catch up with Andi and Russell.
Sunday morning, we had brunch at the Emerson Inn: me, Brenda, Tom, Caroline, Bryan, Eileen, Mike, and Chris' brother David made an appearance too. I had one "hm" moment when I looked around the table and realized that none of us ladies had bothered to put on makeup - AH, i'm home!!!!!!!!!!!!
After brunch, Tom and Brenda drove me back to Boston, where I got to meet up with Michelle to climb for a while at Metro Rock. I had such a wonderful weekend visiting with Tom and Brenda - awesome quality time. I am looking forward to visiting again at Xmas, and meeting the new baby! Oh, Brenda, how are you ever going to manage with three boy children, the old one being far more outta control than the younger two?... ;)
It was a terrific bonus that my flight left so late and gave me some time to play!! Michelle and I climbed for a few hours, until my arms legs fingers ankles everything hurt, then headed for Logan. I got home nice and late to a Moose and Billy who had been so spoiled by Aryn and Tom that they hardly noticed I had been gone :)
I am so fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life. Some of my friends here in Atlanta and some of my family doesn't really "get" why I am drawn back to Boston. It's simple: while I enjoy my life here, New England is home, and I dearly miss being around people with whom I truly connect. I am not a Southerner and have no aspirations to be one, and could never do so anyways, as I do not care to understand or perfect the art of the backhanded slash with a smile.
And now I must go, I believe my red sox are playing. Wakefield is rested, hopefully the Sox will have a stronger showing than last night...
When they first met, the sparks between Darcy and Chris were nearly palpable. It was a random evening in the Boston Rock gym. Each sized the other up - and knowing them both well, I could almost hear the "hmmmmm!!!" from both. On their first date, Darcy and Chris went sledding. The next time I saw the two of them in the same place at the same time, a subtle shift had transpired - and frankly, the rest is history and future :)
A few pix of C and D:
and me and Ms., or rather now Mrs. Darcy!
The wedding weekend was lovely, and it was a wonderful treat for me to be able to carve out time to zip up to New England to be there.
Darcy and Chris are currently in Playa del Carmen, hopefully napping on the beach or playing in the water, or enjoying a well-earned massage, or perhaps they haven't left the honeymoon suite?... Wedding planning (and execution!!) is no cup of tea!
When I arrived on Friday, the skies were overcast and spitting. Mother Nature had different plans for Saturday, however - the sun peeped over the horizon across the water and into my room at the inn at dawn, waking me up with a gentle orange-pink light:
And the day got better from there. Caroline and I got to take a walk by the water, across the rocks. Note the deep b
lue sky!
From the Emerson Inn, we were taken over to the Castle Hill B&B, where Darcy was beginning preparations. Darcy and Caroline got their hair started, while I went for a walk with Darcy's cousin Reid to Crane Beach proper, a stretch of soft white sand.
On the way back, we bumped into Tom, who as usual tossed me around like a toy (yeah, I love it):
then I returned to the inn to have my hair done. Updo, lots of hairspray, only 19 bobbypins this time! apologies for the sideways picture, i assume you can turn your head if you wish...
The next pic is of Darcy's ladies in waiting: Brenda, Caroline, and me. Both Brenda Ulrich and Brenda Donald were due the week of the wedding (fertility symbols, anyone?) but thankfully neither baby made an appearance. Phew.
The wedding was magical, albeit a bit cold (about 55 degrees, with spaghetti straps and thinned blood from living in the south?) The pashminas that Darcy gave us were so comfy and soft, and were great to take the edge off of the cold!
I have no pictures of the ceremony, something about I didn't think it would be appropriate to stride down the aisle with a camera in hand... but I can tell you that Chris looked absolutely dashing, and Darcy looked so perfect. The dress she chose is so simple, so classy, so her; and her glow, I can't describe properly. Hopefully one of the "real" photographers caught that, and if I can snag pix, I will post those.
After the ceremony, I got to meet up with Andi Machl and his new lady Lisa, as well as Russell. It was lovely to catch up a bit! Russell and I danced a bit, which was so very fun, until I started to be clumsy.... two left feet sometimes, I tell you. And I wasn't even wearing heels to trip me, or drinking much. (for a change? it's this new leaf i've turned over!) It was so nice to catch up with Andi and Russell.
Sunday morning, we had brunch at the Emerson Inn: me, Brenda, Tom, Caroline, Bryan, Eileen, Mike, and Chris' brother David made an appearance too. I had one "hm" moment when I looked around the table and realized that none of us ladies had bothered to put on makeup - AH, i'm home!!!!!!!!!!!!
After brunch, Tom and Brenda drove me back to Boston, where I got to meet up with Michelle to climb for a while at Metro Rock. I had such a wonderful weekend visiting with Tom and Brenda - awesome quality time. I am looking forward to visiting again at Xmas, and meeting the new baby! Oh, Brenda, how are you ever going to manage with three boy children, the old one being far more outta control than the younger two?... ;)
It was a terrific bonus that my flight left so late and gave me some time to play!! Michelle and I climbed for a few hours, until my arms legs fingers ankles everything hurt, then headed for Logan. I got home nice and late to a Moose and Billy who had been so spoiled by Aryn and Tom that they hardly noticed I had been gone :)
I am so fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life. Some of my friends here in Atlanta and some of my family doesn't really "get" why I am drawn back to Boston. It's simple: while I enjoy my life here, New England is home, and I dearly miss being around people with whom I truly connect. I am not a Southerner and have no aspirations to be one, and could never do so anyways, as I do not care to understand or perfect the art of the backhanded slash with a smile.
And now I must go, I believe my red sox are playing. Wakefield is rested, hopefully the Sox will have a stronger showing than last night...
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Too-short break
but very productive. I got to bike (a 12-hour race, at that!) and climb. I weeded, a LOT, and mowed. I replanted a tree shrub. I cleaned, organized, and moved furniture (in the living room). I finally finished the trim on the new window, and painted the crown molding in the living room to set off the latte-colored paint I put up in July to replace the former fuschia-magenta. I got new shoes, visited with friends, and cooked. I put in some time at REI and sold a few bikes. I slept. I ate. I caught up with friends up north on my slightly-frustrating cell phone.
Oh, and I got notice that I won a $7300 scholarship for writing an essay on the life and research of I.N. Toftness, a chiropractor who contributed to the growth and development of the field of chiropractic care. Yay!
Living room before and after:
Today I headed out with my friend Webster to hike up Kennesaw Mountain, a molehill about 20 min north of here. It's actually a pretty little hike, about 3 mi round trip for the short version. The trail goes over the top of the "mountain" and runs the ridge, with views of downtown Atlanta. The weather was perfect, 80 with no humidity, yahoo! Now I will have the afternoon and evening to get my stuff together for classes starting tomorrow (at 7am), and to attend our cycling club has a potluck organizational meeting at dinner.
I forgot that since I started this blog in February, I had not put up pictures of my other favorite pink-ablating project: my room. Here's a before and after. I can't believe I lived in this room for a year and a half with pepto-bismol pink walls (also note the floral border, ugh!!!!!!). I kept meaning to get to it, but it was just easier to keep the lights off :) Finally, New Year's Eve, I realized that one resolutio
n that I had not kept was to get RID of the pink in my bedroom. I decided that it was going, then and there. So, I stayed in that night - given New Years' past, my liver probably appreciated it :)
Oh, and I got notice that I won a $7300 scholarship for writing an essay on the life and research of I.N. Toftness, a chiropractor who contributed to the growth and development of the field of chiropractic care. Yay!
Living room before and after:
Today I headed out with my friend Webster to hike up Kennesaw Mountain, a molehill about 20 min north of here. It's actually a pretty little hike, about 3 mi round trip for the short version. The trail goes over the top of the "mountain" and runs the ridge, with views of downtown Atlanta. The weather was perfect, 80 with no humidity, yahoo! Now I will have the afternoon and evening to get my stuff together for classes starting tomorrow (at 7am), and to attend our cycling club has a potluck organizational meeting at dinner.
I forgot that since I started this blog in February, I had not put up pictures of my other favorite pink-ablating project: my room. Here's a before and after. I can't believe I lived in this room for a year and a half with pepto-bismol pink walls (also note the floral border, ugh!!!!!!). I kept meaning to get to it, but it was just easier to keep the lights off :) Finally, New Year's Eve, I realized that one resolutio
n that I had not kept was to get RID of the pink in my bedroom. I decided that it was going, then and there. So, I stayed in that night - given New Years' past, my liver probably appreciated it :)
Sunday, September 23, 2007
12 hours of Dauset
The morning began as a light mist, which made the trail..... well, slick as snot.
We had some carnage, but no one had to visit the ER, always good. Of our eight riders, four had wrecks which resulted in blood. Melissa's and Greg's were the best (they're OK, so I can say best! tho i bet they're both a little sore today)
This was Melissa's first race, and she rode very well and took it pretty aggressively, esp for the # of times she has been out on the trail (she just started this summer). She took a couple of hard falls, and got right up, dusted off, and kept going. She is made of steel, I tell ya!
The trail was a sweet, sweet loop with lots of turns, swoopdies, and just enough climbing to take it outta ya. Thankfully the mud dried up for the most part in time for my second lap. My second time around the loop, since I had seen it before, I took a little faster, and Siren and I had a fantastic time. My bike was just MADE for that kind of trail. Since the weather has now turned more bearable I intend to put Siren to good use :)
Ryan and Melissa spied a fantastic spot for us to set up our team tent, right next to the pond and away just a little from the main (noisy) staging area. I enjoyed a nap in my purple hammock (the one mom and dad brought me back from mexico!) and Moose enjoyed several dips in the water. All in all a very good day.
Don't bother asking about how we placed: both teams DQ'd due to emergency returns after wrecks. We finished the race nonetheless, just for fun :)
We had some carnage, but no one had to visit the ER, always good. Of our eight riders, four had wrecks which resulted in blood. Melissa's and Greg's were the best (they're OK, so I can say best! tho i bet they're both a little sore today)
This was Melissa's first race, and she rode very well and took it pretty aggressively, esp for the # of times she has been out on the trail (she just started this summer). She took a couple of hard falls, and got right up, dusted off, and kept going. She is made of steel, I tell ya!
The trail was a sweet, sweet loop with lots of turns, swoopdies, and just enough climbing to take it outta ya. Thankfully the mud dried up for the most part in time for my second lap. My second time around the loop, since I had seen it before, I took a little faster, and Siren and I had a fantastic time. My bike was just MADE for that kind of trail. Since the weather has now turned more bearable I intend to put Siren to good use :)
Ryan and Melissa spied a fantastic spot for us to set up our team tent, right next to the pond and away just a little from the main (noisy) staging area. I enjoyed a nap in my purple hammock (the one mom and dad brought me back from mexico!) and Moose enjoyed several dips in the water. All in all a very good day.
Don't bother asking about how we placed: both teams DQ'd due to emergency returns after wrecks. We finished the race nonetheless, just for fun :)
Thursday, September 20, 2007
DONE WITH FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for now, at least, and that's all i care about
this has been a very yucky quarter. definitely the worst i have had here. i am so glad to kick it in the tookus on the way out. Buh-bye.
my ninth final was this morning at 8 (two friends were here at 630 to cram before the exam. Yeah, ME, up at 630 studying with friends). i've been flying by the seat of my pants all week. minimal prep time for each exam, try, the night before?? not my usual style but the lesson i can take from this week is that..... well, i guess i can do that! So SCREW all of this working so hard. Apparently it's completely superfluous.
I shouldn't speak so quick, i haven't seen four of my grades yet, but i think i'm in pretty good shape.
Today I am taking the day OFF!!!!!!! I got a haircut, and i think it's still long enough to do an updo for Darcy and Chris' big day :) I bought TWO pairs of shoes. Go, Payless! I also decided to really indulge, Aunt Cathy style, and I got a pedicure (i couldn't believe that it only costs $19 around here, i'm going to do that a lot more often now!!) I feel fabulous. Well, exhausted, but still fabulous.
I am headed out soon for lunch on a patio with Steph, Sherri, Kimmie, and Ashley. Yup, i'm wearing my new shoes :) Brown faux-suede 3" pumps with a small shoelace bow at the front. Twinkletoes, you may want to drop by Payless, these are really your style :)
Tomorrow i get to scramble for final arrangements for Saturday's 12-hour mountain bike race, to which our cycling club is sending two teams. Then I work in the evening. Then Saturday, I get to spend on my bike most of the day. Siren has been so lonely, she'll be happy to play in the mud! Our teams don't even intend to be competitive, we're all beaten to crap from the quarter we just finished. But boy, we're going to have a fun day :) Twelve people, three dogs, two teams, a grill, a tent, 80 degrees and sunny, and 15 miles of windy rollercoaster singletrack. Yay!
my ninth final was this morning at 8 (two friends were here at 630 to cram before the exam. Yeah, ME, up at 630 studying with friends). i've been flying by the seat of my pants all week. minimal prep time for each exam, try, the night before?? not my usual style but the lesson i can take from this week is that..... well, i guess i can do that! So SCREW all of this working so hard. Apparently it's completely superfluous.
I shouldn't speak so quick, i haven't seen four of my grades yet, but i think i'm in pretty good shape.
Today I am taking the day OFF!!!!!!! I got a haircut, and i think it's still long enough to do an updo for Darcy and Chris' big day :) I bought TWO pairs of shoes. Go, Payless! I also decided to really indulge, Aunt Cathy style, and I got a pedicure (i couldn't believe that it only costs $19 around here, i'm going to do that a lot more often now!!) I feel fabulous. Well, exhausted, but still fabulous.
I am headed out soon for lunch on a patio with Steph, Sherri, Kimmie, and Ashley. Yup, i'm wearing my new shoes :) Brown faux-suede 3" pumps with a small shoelace bow at the front. Twinkletoes, you may want to drop by Payless, these are really your style :)
Tomorrow i get to scramble for final arrangements for Saturday's 12-hour mountain bike race, to which our cycling club is sending two teams. Then I work in the evening. Then Saturday, I get to spend on my bike most of the day. Siren has been so lonely, she'll be happy to play in the mud! Our teams don't even intend to be competitive, we're all beaten to crap from the quarter we just finished. But boy, we're going to have a fun day :) Twelve people, three dogs, two teams, a grill, a tent, 80 degrees and sunny, and 15 miles of windy rollercoaster singletrack. Yay!
Sunday, September 9, 2007
boards part 1 are over!
boards hurt. two days, six subject exams. several were a bit brutal. but the good news is that i think i did ok, so hopefully i won't have to repeat any of the exams!
Thank you SO MUCH to Aunt C, Suebee, Tracy, Rusty, Michelle, and Kristen for your words of encouragement - it meant a lot to me to get your messages. And Michelle, if you felt a brain-drain on Fri and Sat, that was just me channeling your alpha waves down to Atlanta so I could draw some extra wattage :)
Saturday evening, I went with my neighbors Aryn and Celeste and a bunch of other Lifers to see Dave Matthews in Piedmont Park, in downtown Atlanta! The Allman Brothers opened. 'Twas a great show. I guess I'm a Dave Matthews groupie - i've seen him 5 or 6 times that I can remember? The first show I saw was at Bates, in 1995 - get this, the event is actually logged on Wikipedia!!!!!!!!! Quote:
- Dave Matthews referred to a concert he performed at Bates in 1995 on the Charlie Rose Show, claiming that the concert "at this little college in Maine" sparked his career[9].
Today I have just been existing. Trying to take a day to breathe, because it isn't over till the dog sings: I have a quiz tomorrow AM at 7, a project due on Thursday, and two lab finals on Friday. Then, next week, oh boy, final exams!! This is really unneccessarily yucky and really pretty brutal. By means of comparison, after my qualifying exam at MCW, I got to take a week off - then it was summer break, and I was just working in the lab. Kristen says that when she took boards for med school, they were scheduled so that students had a month off afterwards. Not so much for this place, i guess.........
Oh well. Here's another happy thought:
ps i was just perusing the rest of wikipedia's entry for Bates and holy cow look what i found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman_Day
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Yay Buchholz!!!!!!!
a funny snippet from the yahoo article:
"...catcher Jason Varitek rose from his crouch to run to the mound. The rest of the Red Sox soon joined him there, and David Ortiz enveloped the rookie in a bear hug.
Ah, I would have loved to have been at Fenway tonight..... Sox 10, Orioles nada! All i can say is that we'd better keep this Buchholz character :) Damn good job by him, that last pitch just sailed over the plate.
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos
Did anyone else think that the Red Sox pigpile at the end of the game looked a little familiar? here's to hoping -
Funny that I already have plans to be in Boston twice in October...
"...catcher Jason Varitek rose from his crouch to run to the mound. The rest of the Red Sox soon joined him there, and David Ortiz enveloped the rookie in a bear hug.
"He's somebody you don't want to see running at you, full-speed," Buchholz said.
Ah, I would have loved to have been at Fenway tonight..... Sox 10, Orioles nada! All i can say is that we'd better keep this Buchholz character :) Damn good job by him, that last pitch just sailed over the plate.
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos
Did anyone else think that the Red Sox pigpile at the end of the game looked a little familiar? here's to hoping -
Funny that I already have plans to be in Boston twice in October...
Thursday, August 30, 2007
a new friend
moose and billy and i have a new friend who has set up shop in the garden. She is a yellow garden spider. Rather large one, too, she's about 2" long. Freaked me out a little. So i took a pic to look up details on wikipedia, since i'm a nerd like that. Apparently yellow garden spiders are nonvenomous Georgia natives, and are capable of eating prey 200% their size. I think we'll keep her around. I could use some help with the arthropod wildlife around here :)
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