Nickel Tour of London

Ian

Let me now introduce my travel companions. Ian Coryndon Brandon We stayed the night in London en route to Hyderabad, which offered us some fun opportunities. We intended to go into town and find a pub with good beer and bar food. Coryndon made the possibly wise decision to stay in at the Yotel inside […]

Air Travel Pet Peeve #1: Snorting

I clocked the fellow sitting next to me at 3.5 snorts per minute. While crying (wailing) babies came and went, the snorting was a constant aside from when this guy was eating. I didn’t notice him sleeping at all during the flight, so unfortunately, that didn’t stop the snorting. Air travel seems to be a […]

Jaunt #1: Boston to London

Toothbrush Provided

I met up with my traveling companions / coworkers, Coryndon, Brandon, and Ian bright and early and boarded our flight to London. After walking past the decadent first class terminal, we were greeted in our seats with a pillow, blanket, and a plastic bag filled with a donation envelope that goes to a British Airways […]

Cultural Preparation

In preparation for India, I have been doing some admittedly kitschy research by watching some films and shows that some folks recommended. Of course, I also did some research on Wikipedia, but that’s a topic for another day. Slumdog Millionaire probably would have been a good start, but Emily and I had actually watched it […]

M in India

Hello again, blogosphere! It has been a while. Just wanted to let you know that I’ll be traveling to Hyderabad, India for a work-related trip from 1/13 – 1/26. Three Boston-ish based coworkers and I will be going to do some team building with folks on our India team. I’ll post some short updates here. […]

The Solver of the Rubik’s Cube Was….

Emily. Not much of a surprise to you readers apparently, with Emily leading in the poll all along and finishing with 8 against my 3. Solving the Rubik’s Cube was quite a feat. Em spent a good chunk of time with it over Thanksgiving weekend and consulted some online tutorials. There were some hurdles and […]

Kepler Settling In

Cat-shaped sun spot

Kepler has settled in and staked out her territory in the new apartment. One such spot is this patch of sun in the mornings. I think she subconsciously enjoys the shape of the sunbeam as much as anything. And as you can see, she has brought her stinkface with her to Providence.

Open House in Providence

Open House Invitation

Okay, so now that we are finally settled back in Providence, we had an open house. Part of the preparation included freeing up all available bowls (and borrowing some mugs from our friends Seth & Sarah and Adam & Alyssa). We’ve had this so-called “chocolate asteroid” sitting around since Christmastime. Allow me to explain. Around […]

The Commuter Rail

While we lived in Boston, here’s how I got to and from work in Providence: the MBTA Commuter Rail Providence / Stoughton line. My schedule options were as follows: Depart by bike, 6:18 AM -> Ruggles Station, Boston at 6:33 AM -> Providence Station at 7:25 AM -> bike to office by 7:55 AM Depart […]