Entries from June 2006

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Summer School is Crazy!

Man, this IPE class is killing me. So far I’ve read a textbook, two other books, taken a mid-term, and written a paper, all in two weeks. And to think, I have another month-long summer class after this one. Bleh.
I’m finding it difficult to focus on … well on anything with the [...]

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Knee stuff

So for those of you that don’t know, I had knee surgery about two weeks ago. Here’s the pre-op photos:

Me in my funny gown/robe/hat/chair

This knee is both the right knee and the right knee. I’m so punny. Also note the sexy shaved-ness.

Here’s what it looks like now. It’s far less purple [...]

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

History of the World in Six Glasses

The California World Affairs Council has a wonderful lecture by Tom Standage, Technology Editor for The Economist and author of A history of the World in Six Glasses. His overview of his book seperates history into six eras, dictated by types of drink. It’s available here (mp3 or real audio). Good stuff [...]