Restaurant Thoughts
Restaurant Thoughts
Lots of stuff has happened since I last posted. Let's see. Still at work, liking it a lot. Still haven't started working on the website...but that's okay, it's not really a priority compared to other things like, say, research.
The key on my laptop for the letter P fell off :( I can still type on it, but it's weird (i think i'm touching a circuit or something when I do it..) but I'm not sure how to fix it. But this is partially a warning for if there are any typos later in this post, there might be a lot of missing Ps.
I have an apartment! Three of my friends and I found a fantastic place in Medford (that's near Davis Square). We're incredibly excited about this. We're hoping to be able to furnish it as much as possible finding
free or cheap stuff on
craigslist. We'll probably end up each buying ourselves a mattress, though...anyone with recommendations for brands/types/sizes/stores, please let me know!
I went to Cape Cod today! I'm not sure if I've ever been there before. I'm sure I went when I was really young, but it was nice to go hang out with friends and enjoy the beach and explore the area. We were at Corporation Beach for a while (which we all thought was a pretty odd name for a beach...). We ended up going pretty far up around the cape, and ended the night at
Provincetown, or, as many apparently call it, P-town. I'd never really been to any place like it before. We ended up just wandering around, eating ice cream, buying fudge and other candy, and grabbing a bite to eat. I think we saw at least 15 ice cream shops on our travels...makes me want to take a closer look at
this site.
I feel like more has been going on, but I can't think of anything else right now (maybe because it's 1:30 in the morning?)
I'm just going to repeat one thing: I am so excited about the new apartment! It makes me feel better about this whole college graduate thing...getting a lot more settled and living in a classy, attractive, affordable place.
Hopefully more exciting things will happen...
-S
So, this post doesn't have anything to do with the MTV show...it's about me getting used to my life post-MIT.
I have to say, it does take some getting used to. I mean, I have been living away from home for the past 4 years. But now I'm not a 10 second walk away from a bunch of friends. So it forces you to actually plan time with friends. I feel like I've been doing more on my own. But sometimes it does feel good to know that I'm working,
Well, speaking of work...I do have a job! This is good news, seeing as a few months ago, I wasn't certain of where I was headed. Anyway, I'll say as much as I can. I'm a researcher at DuraFizz, a startup company in the Food Science industry. I would link to their site, but currently, they don't have one....and they want me to work on it if possible....which is funny to me, since my web design skills are rather limited...but I digress. I like it so far, since I get to design and run experiments. It's funny...I only started like working in labs after my internship last summer...I did like the course 3 labs, but I feel like my internship prepared me for what you would actually do...in other words, I like having a reason for doing an experiment other than to get the answers for a worksheet or paper for class.
Anyway, so work has been good. The people there are pretty darn cool.
Oh, and I think I have time to talk about a restaurant I've went to tonight. When I first mentioned to one of my relatives that I was going to be in the Davis Square area, she told me she was jealous and hoped to hang out in the area with me. She also mentioned that she really liked going to
Johnny D's. The food was decent (I didn't get anything special, just a chicken quesadilla) and I also was a fan of their chocolate lava cake (I have now tried that kind of cake in 3 different places in Boston...
Finale and
Sidney's Grille... actually, I guess that's 3 different places in the Cambridge area) They often have
live entertainment there, which I hope to take advantage of later this summer. They also have a triva night with free pizza on Mondays. I know that
the Asgard and The Thirsty Ear also have trivia nights. (Asgard: Tuesday nights, Thirsty: Monday nights).
Anyway, I'm thinking I should go ahead and get to sleep, seeing as it's nearing 3 AM.
So, goodnight!
-S
So, I finally got around to seeing
The Da Vinci Code. A little more bloody than I would have wanted...but overall a pretty good movie. I suppose it was a good thing
I read it last summer...I think I would have been a bit lost otherwise. Of course it wasn't as good as the book...but some of the lines were pretty good/funny...I don't remember them being in the book.
Anyway...when you don't have classes, you have a lot of time to watch movies. So what have I watched recently?
I went on a Disney kick for a few days, so I watched some of the Disney movies I never got around to seeing.
I watched
A Bug's Life. Cute, basic storyline of the underdog saving the day...I was a fan of the fact that he invented new tools and gadgets...very MIT-esque.
And to add to my kids movies streak...
Brother Bear. I have to say, it got me a little confused about when/where the story took place (some time around the ice age or something? All I know is there were mamoths and glaciers...maybe they were chilling in Alaska...) I loved the moose brothers (played by the guys who were Bob and Doug McKenzie...if you have no idea what I'm talking about...hmmm). So Canadian! (hmm, maybe this was somewhere in Canada?)
I also watched
Monsoon Wedding. Good music. There were quite a few story lines going on at once...but overall good movie.
Wow, I would make the worst movie critic in the world: "The movie was pretty good, as movies go..."
Oh well, I'm pretty sure nobody reads this anyway...but I like posting anyway...I have the free time to do it now!
oh, and I'll even talk about a restaurant, too!
My friends and I went to
Fajitas & 'Ritas before the movie tonight. Mmm...fajitas....
Definitely good food...fast service when it came to getting the food...but I think I confused the waiter and he thought I wasn't done eating, so he didn't bring us our check for quite a while.
Well, that's it from me. I should be sleeping (or maybe packing and cleaning).
-S
So, my sister, Katie, was in town visiting with me for the beautiful 4 day weekend (it was her spring break). She's most likely coming to MIT next year, so if any '10s are out there reading this, you'll have to meet her!
I had so much fun hanging out with her. And she helped me accomplish so much! My room is clean, my dishes are cleaning, there's food in my fridge, and a paper that I've been procrastinating on for a week is now done. Yay!
And what did we do this weekend, besides get me on the way to sanity?
Friday: Watched movies:
Shaun of the Dead: Basically it's a spoof on horror films, so you just can't help but laugh. And man, I definitely laughed a lot. Very funny.
Easter Parade: A classic. Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. My family watches it every year, and since my sister was in town, it only seemed right. Really cute, a bit cheesey, but I'll always be a fan.
Saturday: Cleaned my room, did work.
Yeah, I know, lame.
But I also performed with
Resonance at the
Dance-a-thon (the event was for raising money for the
Children's Miracle Network)
But that night we went to
Toscanini's for ice cream. If you've never been, you really should go. They've got lots of random flavors (along the lines of
J.P. Licks). I got "chocolate sluggo" which was a combination of all their chocolate flavors, and my sister and friends got flavors such as Mango, Blueberry, M&M, and Mocha.
After that, we watched
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, which I loved (for the second time!) and will most likely confuse you.
Sunday: Easter!
Church at the
MIT Chapel.
Walked all the way to
Boston Common, and took pictures of
the ducks (and if you've never read the book about them, you should, it's a children's book, but a classic!)
Saw
Take the Lead at the Boston Common Lowes (okay, so technically it's an AMC now, but whatever). It was pretty cute, rather predictable and clichéd, but the dancing was awesome, and Antonio Banderas was in it...so...yeah, it was fun to watch. :)
Walked from the movie theater all the way past
Faneuil Hall and
Haymarket, and ate at a nice Italian restaurant in the
North End. (I don't remember which one)
Back home to chill.
Monday: Marathon Day!
It was Patriot's Day, Marathon Day, so lots of people were at the
Boston Marathon. I was not one of them. I was lazy and stayed home. I think I just enjoyed the weather, did some work, and hung out with my sister.
The best part of that day was when my sister and I headed out to
Harvard Square. We went to
Burdick's. They're chocolatiers. Let me tell you, I think that was probably the best chocolate I've ever tasted. I can't even start to describe how amazing the chocolate was. So rich. So gooooood.
yeah, needless to say, that was a good idea.
Well, I've put off doing work for long enough tonight.
Leave a comment if you read this, because I'm pretty sure no one reads this anymore.
Anyway, later.
-S
That's right. I'm back at MIT! Room 319 if you want to drop by. Last two days I've been participating in RBA training. Good stuff, I've been learning about so many things that I can help all you froshies with! That, and I also got to go candlepin bowling for a bit of a bonding experience with the other RAAs.
Oh, and I went out to eat tonight with a couple of friends. I went to the Other Side Cafe. The place is kind of "hippie-ish", there are plenty of vegetarian options, and the food is pretty good. It's more the place to go with friends or on a casual date, as opposed to with your parents or someone you maybe want to impress. Hmmm, maybe I need to ad a new category to my posts: Restaurant Thoughts!
Well, I don't really know what else to post about. REX is starting to get under way. So I'll probably be helping out around Next House. See you around!
-Stephanie