Monthly Archives: April 2005

Here are some thoughts on relationships. I realize the irony of posting such musings, given that my audience consists mostly of happily dating, engaged, or married couples, and I am currently single. So clearly if anyone in this set doesn’t … Continue reading →

From my British friend, yesterday: Hi guys, So I’m sitting back in MLK. What a horrible day. Didn’t quite make it out of the country – almost, though. Got to the airport in time, got to the gate, and in … Continue reading →

So one of my best friends is from Britain, and she’s been living here in Berkeley for the past eight months or so. She just found out that the Department of Homeland Security, without any explanation, just rejected her application … Continue reading →

I’m getting tired of doing these big updates (as no doubt you are of reading them), so it’s a relief that we had only one more day on our trip. On the last day, we got up at 5:20 am, … Continue reading →

This would prove to be our busiest and most exciting day of the trip. We got up at 6:20am, and painstakingly made chocolate-chip pancakes one at a time in our tiny pot from an add-water-only mix. They were surprisingly tasty. … Continue reading →

We got up at 7:20 and had scrambled eggs (carefully carried in!) with the leftovers from the previous night’s meal. I tried to put my contacts in but it was way too dusty — it’d be glasses for me for … Continue reading →

Last night I came back from a four-day backcountry camping trip in Death Valley with my friend Naveen. It was, as predicted, awesome. We took a ton of pictures, and I am going to try to document it the best … Continue reading →