Cynically Optimistic

Remember that bananas are worth 5,000 points. Very important!

Looking back through some photos on my computer I realize I've been up to a lot lately. My camera odometer rolled over! Sat in the park watching roller disco (again). Went to Blowoff in July. Photos finally online! Holy crap it's August already. Lab work is going well, when I'm actually there. Summer has sucked away any productivity I might have had. It's just too hot. I'm supposed to go to a Yankee game today at 1pm. The high is predicted to be 93+, which means the plastic seats will be approximately 138°F. Yowch! Sunscreen, much sunscreen.

More stuff: Big Lug BBQ at Cattyshack a few weeks ago was a blast - too bad they killed the Big Lug Bar and all BBQ events. Hopefully they resurrect the BBQ and maybe a weekly event in the future. Been hanging in Williamsburg more than usual, checking out the interesting hipster indie hotspots. And the strollers. Saw the Simpsons Movie (cartoon nudity!). Played grillmaster for the lab BBQ - in Manhattan! It was great to once again smell like a grill. The bonus was the boss is British and made Pimm's cocktail.

I've been hitting the gym again after I got over a period of 9 weeks where I was sick or dizzy or a headachey mess. Progress after 4 weeks is approaching where I was at before. I got a new bed and it's helping a LOT. All that sickness actually involved me getting a head and sinus CT scan. Because I'm such a nerd, they gave me the digital files on CD-ROM and I can analyze my own skull. And reconstruct it in 3D. It's pretty sweet. I hope to post it when I figure out how to remove the personal information from the images.

Oh, and Ms. Pac Man has some hot shoes.