who's the cutest elephant walker in the rain?

whoop-whooop. shhhh! don't talk about the elephant in the room!

Congratulations to mako and mika!

Mako and Mika's Wedding

Wedding Blog on wiki.mako.cc. This weekend we went to our first Open Source Wedding. It was a lovely day for a beautiful wedding. full of music, food, and fun. We wish the happy couple a lifetime of bliss.

Jonah and K are going to Amsterdam

If any of you are in amsterdam in a few weeks, check out Jonah and Kaki's networked umbrella. You get to spend an evening with them and a workshop as well. More details here: Virtueel Platform - Scrapyard Research

Memorial Weekend in NYC

This was a terrific weekend. The weather was hot and sunny! We were finally done with our schoolwork for the term! And I went to NYC to see my friend Barbie, her boyfriend Duane, and also my brother Ben, and sister-in-law, Kelly.
Barbie, Duane, Jim and I did the double-decker bus tour of uptown, and Kelly and Ben made some awesome food. Ben and Kelly had gotten this GYNORMOUS flat panel TV and were laid back. The trusty FungWah got us there, but I think we'll lay off that for a while. It was a good time, and relaxing to get away from the stress of school. You can see the Memorial Day Weekend
pictures here.


here's to a great start to our summer!

OWL Movie!

Check out my owl movie! More to come in next few days.

Gigantic Crunchies from Montreal

In April, Jim presented his poster at CHI 2006 in beautiful Montreal. You can see us romping around Montreal. We had a terrific time, especially when we went to the IGA Louis Menard Marche and found these gynormous crunchies!
We also got a tour of XSLabs, thanks to Joey and Vincent! Whoo hoo! See Christine's blog for more pix.

Thanksgiving 05 Pix are up!

Thanksgiving at Ben and Kelly's

Jim's bday pix from my phone

Finally put pictures from Jim's birthday party last year up. Not bad for pix from an A1000.

Jim Gouldstone -- Ceramics

Jim and I took a
ceramics class this term. Check out our figurines. We learned our fab technique from Marc!!!!!!

What a weekend!

This was a pretty busy weekend. We managed to see a few movies, and I saw the Flavor of Love reunion (a disappointment but still a train wreck all the same). It was CPW, so the campus was full of frosh. I waded through them to go to my Tae Kwon Do practice, and it was a hard day of practice, but fun. I learned a new form. Practiced jumping backwheel kicks for the first time. Its a moment of weightlessness as you whip your leg backwards to the target. Cool time, though, and I am still sore. Need bananas.

I look forward to finishing fixing up the Shuttle machine and bringing it to lab to do heavy duty in our office. Its in tatters, but it works now, and I think it'll do well as a cad/demo machine. Its got a TV tuner in it, but I will have to wait to see if I can resurrect that. That's what you get when you inherit a broke machine.

I picked up the 3rd book from the Well of Echoes Series again. I was only meaning to read a few pages, and ended up plowing through 100 pages to the 3rd chapter. It was intense. I gotta be careful! Its addictive.

Yams is waiting for me to log into Animal Xing DS, and I have got to go to bestbuy to pick it up. Will do that soon!!! Can't believe the weekend went by so fast...

Just came back from Spring Break in Milan

It was a nice time to see ray. More pics soon. Ciao, i am off to sleep!

Mandarina Duck

JoonWoo loves Mandarina Duck, and I finally saw the store in Milan.

In Memoriam

Today was the memorial service for Push Singh. He had touched many lives, and we will remember him well.

Where's our research today?

It's hard to do research when it gets stolen all the time. Jacky Says "we should build some tracking into it, so next time we can find it when its being moved... Bexley!"

Welcome to the world of Willy Wonka

I Aimed a friend of mine today and this was his response. What a fantasy land we live in, actually, a mix of Oz and Wonka's chocolate factory! Thanks Jason!

UUUHHHGGG-rrrr!

You would never have guessed but Chewy is a philospher. He's got lots of deep insightful comments, check em out at UUUHHHGGG-rrrr!
I also really enjoyed the rap from Muncie indiana... I had a summer in Columbus Indiana, and I can tell you they have alleys there, just like on the coasts, yo!
Reminds me of the raps by Monzy, and then Jonah introduced me to YTCracker Zounds! Thanks Jonah! I was rotflmao!

Impossible Machines

Points to ponder for today: An archive of perpetual motion, Impossible Machines. Enjoy!

Keaton videos

If you like Keaton's Animations, you'll probably like Keaton's videos. Actually, Keaton's webiste is the bomb. Check it out at http://www.keaton-world.com/news.html. My favorite of course, is the Animation called Thing 2. Miya-hee, miya-hou, miya-haha!

Cordoba pix finally uploaded

Here we are in Cordoba!

The Media Blab, Seth's Blog

I just found out that Seth has a Media Blab. LOL! Magic, it is!

Hiz Biz Jonah!

Happy Birthday Jonah!. A shout out and all that!

Phat Lyrix from Jonah

Jonah had me download this and watch it. It's pretty funny. Keith Schofield / DJ Format reminds me of Monzy and his sick C++ lyrix.

Dec 25, 2005 Christmas Around the World at Epcot

This year, our families tried something new. We went to experience Christmas Around the World at Epcot. The best part was staying together and eating a bite in every country. We had German Bratwurst, French Pastries, Japanese Wasabi Peas, English Fish & Chips. All a good time. :) I drove for approximately 460 miles. It was fun and the best part is enjoying the holidays! So festive, so exciting!

VH1.com : Shows : Web Junk 20 : Main Page

Its cold up here in boston. I am looking forward to seeing VH1's Web Junk 20. Yay bad TV.

Congratulations James!

Congratulations to James on an awesome phD Thesis Defense. He just raised the bar just a little bit higher...

A Sparkly '06 for you

Wonderful Happy New Year, everyone! I was on South Beach, a little too close to the fireworks with my cuz Joyce, Dan, and it was fun and crowded. Thanks for all the Happy New year's wishes, everyone. Kudos to CRC and Binka. Binka sent me this link to her sparkling up the 06: smugmug - robertybinka : Sparkly '06

Happy Birthday Mako!

Nice Wikipedia entry. Thanks for all the Oden and Key Lime! That was cool!

goodbye, elwin! see you in dc.

here's a shout out to my man Elwin You had the funniest stories, and the best sense of humor! I will never forget your speech about the Gilmore girls, nor the passion of that last parting with your umbrella. you should really submit that story somewhere, it will have romantics, like me, swooning! So long, my friend, EZ E, and see you again sometime soon! At least we have your beautiful blog to stay in touch. We'll miss you and your hop-skip bounce sashay sashay Daily Dancer!

C'est la barbe!

Happy Birthday Ian!
c'est la barbe! Jim's friend Sailor Bob expresses himself beautifully. Arrrgggh!

Virginia's birthday Bash

Happy Birthday Virginia! We had a terrific time dining at Sauce, with Virginia. In attendance was her sister, Carol, who was visiting from Florida. The next day we went to celebrate with a yummy dim sum trip and also saw Harry Potter.

Dinner with Nick

Nick now has a nice car and lives in NY. Nick happened to be around Cambridge Cambridge Cambridge, so we ended up going to Gandhi to celebrate. Gandhi's in central square is one of the best places to go for an Indian dinner. I like their "complete dinner" because I always love the coconut soup, popadum, and galub jamun. Big thumbs up on the dinner. The leftovers didn't last!

Urban Oasis... soak it up

Take me to the Urban oasis! :)
Urban Oasis offers both Massage Therapy and HotTubs in a Feng Shui designed wellness center that provides the ultimate in relaxation. It seems that Boston finally has a real HotTub spa.

And Sometimes, the Island Is Marooned on You

It seems that there are nice floating islands out there, and a few folks like to keep them that way. Marvel at how surprising mother nature is, and how wild and large changes can occur through simple phenomena, such as plants dying. Floating islands in Massachusetts sure make you want to visit one, no?

Wollemia - the pinosaur

Wollemi from Michael Quinion's World Wide Words newsletter "MOST ANCIENT OF TREES Last Sunday, examples of that extraordinary
tree the Wollemi pine were auctioned in Sydney. The Wollemi is an
incredible rarity, a survivor of ancient times, the coelacanth of
the botanical world. It was found in 1994 in the Wollemi National
Park outside Sydney. Newspapers call it the "pinosaur" because it
has survived from the time of the dinosaurs 250 million years ago."
Awesome!

Happy Birthday Jim!

My most special person in the world! Happy Birthday!

Text-to-Speech

Text-to-Speech

Speech Recognition/Synthesis

Speech Recognition/Synthesis:great video of fluent speech. you can see what the tongue and palate do. kewl!

I feel great!

Thanks to all of you who made me feel special! :)
I feel great! xoxxo! I hope you all feel great too!

Yangtze River Restaurant

Because of the rainy weather, we decided to settle for a trip to the Yangtze River Restaurant in Lexington. I got up too late to go bowling, but it was nice to join everyone for lunch.
This is the second time I've visited, and I still think the food is only okay. Their lunch buffett was not good, and I am pretty happy they had a dimsum option. The had a dim-sum cart, but the dim sum was between good and mediocre. The experience was weird in that they had all the different dimsum food on ONE cart, instead of different carts. The taro cake was nice and soft, and the stuffed pepper was tasty. However, the cha-shiu-bao was a little hard on the outside (so I had to peel the skin), and the rice noodle was also hard (maybe it was too late in the day).
It was also nice because of the traditional foods (congee and fried dough), and Liwei, Mandy, Etty, and Dennis were great company. The desserts were really good, and I had my fill of coconut sticky rice, taro-coconut soup, tofu flower, tofu milk. The decor was nice, and the waitstaff spoke correct cantonese (which was NOT the case the first time I went there during the lunch crowd). I was suitably relaxed to because the waitstaff was very attentive, polite, and they seemed very professional. My preferred Dim Sum place is still Emperor's Garden in Boston Chinatown.

5K from Central T Running Maps A Google Pedometer

Walk, Jog and Run at Walk Jog and Run

There's diamonds in dem hills!

Last weekend we went scratching for Diamonds at Herkeimer. Them pickins were mighty slim, but it was a good time. I got blisters on both thumbs, but the experience was terrific. Jim, he is a natural geomancer, and he done taught me the sekrit of finding a good rock! Yee haw, bash away bash away all!

Ela and Arrin's Wedding Sept. 9, 2005 at the Habitat

Congratulations to Ela and Arrin. It was a really awesome gala, with tons of unique touches. The Habitat gardens were lovely, and it was nice to see so much greenery. Besides the beautiful setting and terrific mediterranean food, the storytelling was exquisite. Ela's hand was in all the designs, from the custom invites, the natural setting, the gorgeous dress and handmade jewelry, to the traditional Israeli repast. Arrin's friends are very funny, and told some terrific stories! Lily did a terrific job with the flowers, and it was nice to spend time talking to the people at our table: Shanti, Vivian, Lily, Ben, Audrey, Thuy, Jenny, and her new husband! Rain had us in stitches with a hilarious poem. We were also treated to an exotic belly dancing tribute by the beautiful Polina, and a song by another of Arrin's friends. I saw tons of MIT alumni in attendance, and everyone was so nice. We had a great time! Here's to the happy couple! Additional Congratulations to Rain and Byron! You guys rock for getting off your honeymoon plane just to be in attendance!

AIGA Design Conference 2005

Today TMG demoed at the AIGA design conference. Nice to meet some folks from AIGA's head office in NY (kieran w. and friends) It was different, and I got tons of paper samples. The people were friendly, and were interested in the electronics we demoed. It was interesting to see the world of the Graphic Artist. Lots of stuff about paper printing...

What does matt's email address mean?

It was a strange word, and I couldn't figure out what it really alluded to. So Thank You, matt, for responding. I will not forget a tribute to Bailacoil... enjoy! Romance of the Rose describes Bailacoil as "fair welcome", one of the guardian of the Lady's rose! here's to innocent bailacoil, and the folly of being friends.

Grand Canyon to Get Glass-Bottomed Walk - Yahoo! News

another reason to go to the canyon wearing a skirt...

GROW ver.3 Flash Game Planet___EYEZMAZE

Ray figured it out first. See if you can figure out the complex magic that is GROW ver.3 Flash Game Planet___EYEZMAZE
hahahahahha!

GROW RPG ver.0 Flash Game Planet___EYEZMAZE

GROW RPG ver.0 Flash Game Planet___EYEZMAZE is an addictive flash SIM in 8 moves!

Deck Prisms on the Charles W. Morgan

Recently we went to the Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum to see what kind of pirate booty could be found in Key West. We came across an interesting glass pyramid called a Deck Prism. The museum had many cool tangible demos, one was a gold bar that you could lift to feel how heavy it was. Another demo was a comparison of a few different sizes of canon balls that you could lift. I also enjoyed seeing the gold boullion, cross-section of the ship's hull and smelling the spices being traded. The movie was a little hokey, but it was nice to know that Mel Fisher was a nice guy. "today's the day!" All in all, it was a delight to the senses. I highly recommend this museum if you are into Pirate Treasure! Arrgggg! Keep searching, everyone, you'll find it!

A Bachelor's Weblog to Urban Cooking - Comments

This article on Manifold Cooking from A Bachelor's Weblog to Urban Cooking reminds me of the time Mr. Gouldstone put pork pies in his engine on the way to Raglan castle. They were hot and tasty.

Dubai

I just heard from James that he's heading to Dubai for work. So I thought I'd look it up. It seems fascinating! I hope we get to visit him sometime in Dubai! Maybe he'll even be able to tell us what kind of local food is popular there! Good luck James!

reality on the wall

Nick saw it first...reality is advertising by Loctite. They glued a monitor to the wall and will note how long it can stay there. Go Super Bonder.

freezepop is soooo cooooooool!

freezepop forever!

Generic Asian Girl > Portfolio > 3D Animation

Check out Julie Hsieh's 3D Animation Portfolio! Julie's been busy! :)

Haptic User Interface Survey

Jukka sent me this interesting Haptic User Interface Survey about haptics on the phone.

table topics master!

oh, just a small note that i was voted "table topics master" at the Toastmasters meeting. Whoo hoo! thanks for voting for me, everyone!

mnt is mentally unstable

George sent me this with the title "Real Life Tron"...mnt is mentally unstable

chilling in the UK

We got to London on last Wednesday, after my last day at Mot. Had a terrific time with Ian and hanging out near South Kensington. It was so nice meeting Ian's friends/roommates and soaking up the RCA 'end of year show' and various UK vibes. We must have walked 30+ miles around London, and the chance meeting with the Polish guy at the bus stop was cool. I will always remember fruit pastilles as the perfect walking accompaniment.

We took the train to Ledbury from Paddington on Monday, and it was nice to stay over with Jim's folks again. The wedding happens on Saturday, so we're all preparing for then. Looking forward to R&R. :) Can you manage...?

Mutt Lange Zone

Mutt Lange Zone you know what I'm listening to....

The Onion | Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans

The Onion | Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans

Jonah and Kaki's sessions at SIGGRAPH 2005

Extreme Fashion Designers and How the web was Connected. They will also be at Nextfest.

Mysterious Nokia N-Series? @ PhoneMag.com

Mysterious Nokia N-Series? @ PhoneMag.com everyone likes Mysterious

Alternative Apparel - Home Page

Alternative Apparel - Home Page whoo racy! thanks Jonah!

:::::___coin-operated.com___::::: Jonah's Thesis topic

is Deconstructing Networks. read more about it at :::::___coin-operated.com___:::::

BumpNet social experimentation through frustration - Engadget - www.engadget.com

BumpNet social experimentation through frustration - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoelace Knots - How To Tie Your Shoes

Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoelace Knots - How To Tie Your Shoes

Commencement in photographs - MIT News Office

Commencement in photographs - MIT News Office

RST

RST

Man and Speech

Today I got to run with the alumni running club. It was a fun 2.6 mile river run, and the day was nice-- not too hot in the morning. I had a terrific time.
Afterwards went to Chris and Shen's bbq and then relaxed home with a browse through Diane Ackerman's A natural history of the senses. She mentions the story of the Jaguar of Sweet Laughter. This is a creation myth found in the Mayan Sacred book, Popol Vuh: Popol Vuh: Part III: III. Chapter 2. It explains that the first human creatures to appear on earth were "Jaguar of Sweet Laughter", "Black Jaguar", "Jaguar of the Night" and "Mahucutah, the Not-Brushed", with one thing in common: all could speak. This lead me to look up this article on how humans acquired the power of speech. "The essential elements of the story remain the same: the ability to make words appeared spontaneously, in full bloom, without ties to man's biological past. "

Chapter 12

Chapter 12: " At the point the blood turned and scurried away was where I cut those sound cues of my fingertips on the shower wall, called 'Tentacles tk-2.' I wonder what eerie and horrifying moments we could have conjured up instead of the traditional cliche lion growls and bear roars we were compelled to use in the final confrontation between Kurt Russell and the mutant Thing."

Team in Training:: Go Betsy

Support my friend Betsy for Team in Training. She'll be running to raise money for Leukemia.

Sacred Falls, Hawaii

memories of high schooll math club...

teany cafe and delivery : food & drink

teany cafe and delivery : food & drink.. have a cuppa with Moby.

Blue Tango - Argentine Tango Classes in Boston - Hsueh-tze Lee

Blue Tango - Argentine Tango Classes in Boston - Hsueh-tze Lee

dragos stand in

Keaton Kool Rocks with this version of dragostea din tei... enjoy it on newgroundsdragos stand in. There's just something so great about the way the aliens float above the earth. halo, salut

Dance to the Piper by Agnes de Mille: A-1 Women's Discount Bookstore

One of my favorite paragraphs is from this book: Dance to the Piper by Agnes de Mille: A-1 Women's Discount Bookstore.
Anna Pavlova! My life stops as I write that name. Across the daily preoccupation of lessons, lunch boxes, tooth brushings and quarrelings with Margaret flashed this bright, unworldly experience and burned in a single afternoon a path over which I could never retrace my steps. I had witnessed the power of beauty, and in some chamber of my heart I lost forever my irresponsibility. I was as clearly marked as though she had looked me in the face and called my name." (opening, Chapter 6) c. 1951, 1952 Agnes de Mille

W Hotels The Store

I have no idea where I got W Hotel CD Rhythm and Muse II, but the cd is actually pretty cool.

Today is dedicated to MOBY's Extreme ways

So, I went to dance class today and heard the moby song Extreme Ways. It was from the Bourne Supremacy, and I just want to say...

So many heartaches, so many faces
So many dirty things
You couldn't believe

I would stand in line for this
It's always good in life for this

Oh baby, oh baby
Then it fell apart, fell apart
Oh baby, oh baby
Then it fell apart, it fell apart
Oh baby, oh baby
Then it fell apart, it fell apart
Oh baby, oh baby
Like it always does, always does

old Whiskey Willie

You better stop that drinking, whiskey willie. cause your hands are shaking, you walk a wreck. Your heart is a-breaking and you lookin' like hell. You'd better tell that gal you'll let her go...
Or you can try...Letterboxing

BBC News | SCI/TECH | Petrol-powered boot lifts off

BBC News | SCI/TECH | Petrol-powered boot lifts off

PostSecret

I know people who really want to be pop stars, others who want to be truck drivers. PostSecret is the place to post your secret dream! yah!!!

Yamaha "MyRoom" :

The Yamaha "MyRoom" : is available in three types - natural, standard (medium brown) and deluxe (dark brown). The natural and standard rooms differ only in colour. The deluxe room has thicker walls and, therefore, increased soundproofing ability.
It's the ultimate escape.Who will want to use this first? The husbands or the wives!?" Wonder when amazon will sell it.

How to Use the Dial Phone

Internet Archive: Details: How to Use the Dial Phone. The govt makes a presentation to teach people how to dial a rotary phone.

Pantech launches "revolutionary" new range of T-slide phones

Pantech launches revolutionary new range of T-slide phones @ PhoneMag.com. I'm beginning to think that the next gen of phones will have funky hinges and rotators, and we'll start seeing robo-phones next.

REZN8

REZN8

Post Ranch Inn - Big Sur Lodging Luxury Hotel, Spa, Resort

Post Ranch Inn - Big Sur Lodging Luxury Hotel, Spa, Resort... Big Sur! William recommends eating at Sierra Mar. 1200 feet over the ocean, watching the sun set... It's south of Carmel by about 30-40 miles. I.e. working south from San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Carmel Highlands, Big Sur. Sierra Mar's one of the most beautiful restaurants in California. Check out http://www.postranchinn.com/, which is the inn ("small luxury hotel") that it's at.

Society for Information Display 2005

Let's go to Dinner with Samsung!
The SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, now in its 43rd year, is the premier international gathering of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users in the electronic-display industry.

The event provides access to a wide range of technology and applications from high-definition flat-panel displays using both emissive and liquid-crystal technology to the latest in OLED displays and large-area projection-display systems. One can find state-of-the-art information on the latest in image processing, systems software and display processor hardware, human factors and applied vision, and exciting new applications such as multimedia and the electronic cinema.

With more than 500 booths and 6,000 attendees, SID is the premier North American show for the electronic-display industry.

Join us for this year's Special Event on Thursday, May 26, a luxurious, scenic dinner cruise around historic Boston Harbor. Enjoy an evening of fine dining and sightseeing on the water and under the stars, all while socializing with your friends and colleagues.

MIT Wearables Show: Be There or B[] :: SEAMLESS

seamless is a fashion event featuring innovative and experimental works in computational apparel design, interactive clothing, and technology-based fashion. each project [re]interprets the conceptual goal of a seamless relationship between technology and fashion. these are real clothes that inspire and provoke. In short, this was the first student run wearables fashion show at the Media lab. It was pretty good, with emphasis on the technology. There was participation from Parsons, RISD and ofcourse, the Media Lab (I especially liked the pump shoes by Amanda Parkes). Take a look at the some of the concepts. The demos were compelling because the feedback was instant. It was nice to run into Elise Co, who had designed the lumi bracelet... doesn't everyone love "tangible" light?

Happy Birthday Conor!

I just want to send a SHOUT OUT to my friend in Chicago. This is a picture of me, Conor and Mark at Japonais Restaurant from last week, a gorgeous place recommended by Mark.

Grocery Store Wars | Join the Organic Rebellion

Resist the dark side... join the Organic Rebellion. Chewy!

Happy Friday the 13th... Triskaidekaphobes

Muahahaha- it's a good day to watch scary movies!
From Word of the Day: Triskaidekaphobia is a fairly new word (first found in print
in 1911) formed from Greek treiskaideka, triskaideka,
"thirteen" (treis, "three" + kai, "and" + deka, "ten") +
phobos, "fear." The adjective form is triskaidekaphobic. One
who fears the number 13 is a triskaidekaphobe or
triskaidekaphobic.

There are many [2]theories about the origin of
triskaidekaphobia. In medieval Christian countries the number
13 came to be considered unlucky because there were 13 persons
at the Last Supper of Christ. Fridays are also unlucky,
because the Crucifixion was on a Friday. Hence a Friday
falling on the thirteenth day would be regarded as especially
unlucky.
Some famous triskaidekaphobes1:
* Napoleon
* Herbert Hoover
* Mark Twain
* Richard Wagner
* Franklin Roosevelt

1. Source: "It's just bad luck that the 13th is so often a
Friday," [3]Daily Telegraph, September 8, 1996

CHI2005: Young women, social context of content, and OSS Usability tools | CivicSpace

CHI2005: Young women, social context of content, and OSS Usability tools | CivicSpace

O'Reilly Network: The State of Computer-Human Interaction

O'Reilly Network: The State of Computer-Human Interaction

peterme.com: User Experience is a Quality, Not A Discipline

peterme.com: User Experience is a Quality, Not A Discipline

Pia and William Chuang's Wedding in Rhinebeck, NY May 7, 2005

It's the season for my friends to get married or engaged. This was a rather full weekend, as Jim and I drove the 3.5 hours to Pia and William Chuang's Wedding in Rhinebeck, NY. The ceremony took place in a little church and was very nice. The wedding reception was at a historic mansion, full of MIT alums.

Betsy and many others flew out from California to hang out and celebrate. It was an east-meets-west coast kind of MIT reunion. My favorite part was when best-man Duff made his toast, and said "Sorry ladies, William is officially off the market" and Tong, his wife sighed out loud "Oh-NO!"-- that made the speech even more funny! (Congratulations to Duff and Tong on getting hitched just a few weeks ago!) I also enjoyed the flappy tent, and hanging out with Cheryl and Greg Yantz. Congratulations you two, on your engagement. Finally, it was just fun to dance with everyone. I saw Rena, Art, and Pat McCormick on the dance floor while I was doing the bee dance. Yay, party favors were honey pots-- just what a busy bee like me loves! Buzz Buzz!

It is always exciting and fun to meet all the nice people from years past, and be reminded of just how cool MIT, and the people there were/are! William is of course, awesome, and a hub for many different people, and Pia seems pretty awesome as well. Again, congrats to William and Pia, they are two of a kind!

Our adventure didn't end after the reception. We had to drive back from Rhinebeck to Boston, but we were low on gas. It was just about 11PM, and we thought that the NY Taconic Parkway would have gas stations open... but NO! Most of the towns we pulled into didn't even have any lightbulbs burning. Not until we were praying (and boy had we been part of a lot of praying that day-- also a lot of leg bumping (but that's another story)), and hanging on until we reached the Mass Pike did we find an open gas station. I'm telling, PoDunk is really no place for a city gal like me. Isn't there a law that at least one gas station in the state should be open all night? Ah well, it was funny anyway.

We got home around 3AM, and I have to say, there ain't nothing like sleeping late in your own bed.

Chia Shen speaks at CSAIL: Understanding Multi-User Interface and Interactions On and Across Direct-Touch Surfaces

I look forward to tomorrow's talk by Chia Shen: Understanding Multi-User Interface and Interactions On and Across Direct-Touch Surfaces. Haptics folks, I hope to see you there!

The Time Traveler Convention - May 7, 2005

The Time Traveler Convention - May 7, 2005 is on the same day as William's wedding. Maybe we can go back in time and attend...

Birthday pics

I finally got to add some old pics from Jim's Birthday Oct 2002 onto my picture site. Finally added Gongke's bday pix 2005 from earlier this year. Note that the bday cake decorated by Jim, celebrates the amount of snow Boston had to shove this year... Next up is Nick's bday coming soon!

MIT makes plastic that changes shape in light | CNET News.com

Now this is some cool stuff...MIT makes plastic that changes shape in light

JoWooD - Unholy Disaster

JoWooD - Unholy Disaster

Mark Faga wants you to try the SolarScape!