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• duman lab bbq

  July 26, 2011

    Yesterday, I met Kristie's new postdoc boss for the first time as we joined the majority of the rest of her lab at her advisor's BBQ at his home in Guilford.  It was during the week, so I spent most of the workday at my own lab, occupied with "passing the torch" type activit...

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• orleans lake house

  July 24, 2011

  This past weekend was the second "Cape Cod bookend".   Among the volumes wedged between these bookends was Balco's Finest's softball playoff game.  Standing in our team's way, and providing little resistance, were the Aces of the Geriatrics Department.  We disposed of the...

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• tooth decay

  July 19, 2011

  In California, Kristie's dad had a look at my teeth, and he found many cavities.  My wisdom teeth were afflicted enough for him to recommend that I have them pulled.  Then, last Friday morning, while eating my morning bowl of cereal, I chomped down on an anomolously hard, dense kernal, ...

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• cape cod weekend bookends

  July 17, 2011

  Kristie and I were up at Cape Cod this weekend, but alas, we are now back in New Haven while my family remains there.  Because we each just recently took three weeks off from work for our wedding and honeymoon, we felt it was too soon to take another full week of vacation.  Instead, we&...

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• the torch

  July 13, 2011

  So, even though I already secured a postdoctoral position, defended my thesis, and took three weeks off for my wedding and honeymoon, I am back working in the Schepartz lab.  It's not for too much longer - only til the end of this month - but as part of Alanna's agreement to let me defend&he...

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• kelly’s graduation party

  July 10, 2011

  The main event of this weekend was Kelly's college graduation party on Saturday.  In a testament to how deeply ingrained Kristie has become in our family, she had previously been to Kelly's high school graduation party four years ago.  It's crazy to realize that in the time since Kristi...

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• ice hockey

  July 5, 2011

  Last night I played ice hockey for the first time ever!  A bunch of Kristie's labmates play in this Yale Grad/Pro league/clinic, and Kristie has been playing with them since May.  Kristie gave it a strong endorsement, and I was intrigued at the prospect of trying a new sport, so I order...

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• independence day weekend

  July 4, 2011

  Today is the first day of work after the long, eventful holiday weekend. It actually started out on a somber note, when on Friday morning, Kristie and I attended the funeral of my dad's Uncle Pete in Middletown.  Although I didn't know him well personally, it was sad to see all the aunts and...

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• juicer

  July 3, 2011

  When we were picking out things for our wedding registry, Kristie excitedly added a fruit juicer, for making fresh juice from whole fruits.  To her delight, Han picked out this gift for us.  Since coming back from our wedding and honeymoon and unpacking all of our boxes, we have actuall...

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