tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64197211996529108932024-02-06T20:58:29.305-05:00C'est Qu'Elle A DitI come from a big, humor-loving family and I dual-wield <i>Ivy League</i> bachelors degrees. <br>over the course of this blog I've been part of: a sorority, formula hybrid racing, <br>internship at a startup co., unemployment, research lab safety-managing, diagnosis of diabetes, <br>scholarly papers&patents, and [coming soon!] a middle school teaching apprenticeship.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-56611821583157981992011-08-17T12:54:00.005-05:002011-08-17T13:24:23.022-05:00A Wild IdeaI'm sitting in the sun in the backyard, doing my summer reading and thinking about pedagogy, so obviously I'm doing some heavy "in a perfect world" daydreaming.
People can't just go get married willy-nilly without a license. (In fact, many churches won't marry you unless you've taken a pre-marriage course together, called a Pre-Cana)
They can't just go driving down the street or motorcycling Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-23581411899933202732011-07-05T08:45:00.001-05:002011-07-05T08:47:11.598-05:00Happy Birthday, AmericaAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-46007722956692994182011-04-21T19:05:00.004-05:002011-07-08T17:03:47.778-05:00TerriblenessThings that affect me emotionally long after the incident has passed:1. Leaving the ice cream on the kitchen counter having forgotten to scoop myself a bowl, first.2. Shouting something obnoxious at someone far away because you think you know them, but you don't.3. Oversimplification and/or bad analogies to the point of completely killing the original lesson. Really, nothing is that simple. Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-42761794013409348522011-03-08T12:58:00.003-05:002011-03-08T13:16:44.642-05:00Drawing LinesI went to the pet store the other day to grab a refill on food and treats for Maisy, and since she's welcome in the store I always take her with me and let her pick out a new toy and play with all the other dogs and owners, like a nice puppymom. This usually makes trips to the store fairly chaotic and so when I accidentally buy an already open bag of cookies, I don't notice until I'm home.When IAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-48643991709861716402011-03-03T14:27:00.003-05:002011-03-03T14:37:47.323-05:00Bedtime at the Fex HouseSomebody's all tucked in with her sock monkey and blankie.Also, I decided it's ok for me to post just photos on the blog-blog instead of the photo-blog as a way for me to keep the photo-blog aesthetically focused. Because while this is totally adorbs, it is not a good photo.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-72652974708720360102011-02-27T14:27:00.003-05:002011-02-27T14:29:16.750-05:00Public Service Announcement: The InternetRandom, undirected clicking can lead to terrible, terrible discoveries.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-89473299942794192472011-01-01T14:34:00.004-05:002011-01-01T14:40:27.702-05:00First Lessons of 20111. Pick up the dog poop in the back yard BEFORE it starts snowing.2. Never use sugar free Jell-O for jello shots.3. Keep water:booze 1:1 in jello shots.4. Make sure your gelatin is FULLY dissolved.Happy New Year!Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-56969467541113689362010-12-05T09:18:00.003-05:002010-12-05T09:44:18.106-05:00If your Dog is exhibiting odd behavior, there is almost always a good reason.My first dog was a Newfoundland/Golden Retriever Mix named Sport. We adopted him when I was four years old. He was the SWEETEST and smartest dog I have ever known and everyone who ever knew him says the same. Best Dog Ever though he may have been, he definitely had his weaker moments - eating the garbage, getting stuck in the neighbor's beloved pear tree after chasing a squirrel up into it, Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-52586930446690239622010-11-30T21:00:00.002-05:002010-11-30T21:04:00.359-05:00FINALLY!Restored my iPhoto library from my old hard drive and Boy, oh Boy am I glad I did, because all of my pictures from this year's trip to the cabin in Canada were on there -un-backed-up, and I don't know if I could go on with my life without this one.Okay fine, this one is a little nicer. Happy?Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-17552167014453728842010-11-20T21:50:00.005-05:002010-11-20T21:51:31.036-05:00Getting Corrected by an Eleven-year-old"Do you like my spice rack?""I like your whole apartment!""Hey. It's a HOUSE, ok? I paid for it, it's a HOUUUUUUUUSE.""it's a condo..."Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-83336493342439880412010-11-12T23:55:00.002-05:002010-11-12T23:57:44.505-05:00Black Ops"That is way too loud. People are trying to sleep. Where is the remote..."[volume drops]"NOW I CAN'T HEAR IT!""What do you mean you can't hear it?? It's guns and "ugh!""Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-22773808778117545332010-11-01T09:57:00.011-05:002010-11-02T09:49:53.291-05:00Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cake!I openly admit here to living under a rock, as far as news is concerned, but I knew about Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity this weekend in Washington D.C. on the National Mall. So I joined the other "six million" people who convened for really nothing other than to make fun of political media and see what kind of show had actually been planned by Stewart and Colbert. We were so far from Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-77193647175291014682010-10-28T11:11:00.002-05:002010-10-28T12:56:48.386-05:00Get Me a Free Shirt!Hello readers, dearests!A friend of mine and a friend of his have recently fired up a sweet t-shirt company based on their travels about the globe. They just unveiled their website, and it is phenomenal. Having been on one of those trips, the pictures on the site are not only familiar, I think I took one of them! Have yourself a look-see, and if you like it enough, share it with your friends.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-24809013374840703642010-10-27T15:33:00.002-05:002010-10-27T15:37:13.052-05:00Sighting: Idiot Future HipsterSeen riding 1980's road bike probably inherited from mom because she can't afford her own fixie, yet, uphill on McGrath Highway in traffic wearing muffin-topped skinny jeans and stupid hat, and not riding through a red light at a three way intersection, with no oncoming traffic.If I carried my phone on runs, I'd be able to show you.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-63206713781956746682010-10-25T09:26:00.004-05:002010-10-26T16:33:59.479-05:00Massive PanicSo there's this THING I've been doing at work, for the last, I don't know, about 18 months. And I've been laying the groundwork for it very heavily in the last few months (hiring the appropriate contractors, ordering processing resources, cleaning, pushing around little pieces of paper on a scale model I cut out trying to make sure we have space for it in the lab, fighting off the people tellingAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-41463934391980370812010-08-16T14:10:00.004-05:002010-08-16T14:16:32.533-05:00Congratulations To MeFor the following things:My longest streak of not posting, ever. (80+ days) Its been a hectic summer.Quitting twitter. (I may deactivate my facebook account here soon, as well.)FINISHING that 100 mile bike ride, and raising the entire $3000!! (plus an extra $100) If you wanted to donate, but forgot - never fear! I'll be riding again next year. Hopefully I can beat this year's time of 9 Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-90694164559204951562010-05-26T13:43:00.005-05:002010-05-26T13:55:33.001-05:00Read me! Read me! Raising FundsHi internet, its me. What have you been up to lately? I just signed up for a 100+ mile bike ride through Vermont with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Yes: 100+ miles. I'm pretty excited. It'll be my first opportunity to meet other diabetics who've nailed down this lifestyle way better than I have, and who (clearly) aren't afraid of exercise! Even as great as it'll be just for me Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-49846383880027753692010-04-26T23:04:00.004-05:002010-04-26T23:07:48.515-05:00I love this puppyNothing is happier than a dog rolling in the grass on a sunny day. I like to pretend she's beatboxing to the song. Which is by Owl City, btw. Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-23482446883739629532010-04-09T10:40:00.002-05:002010-04-09T10:54:21.674-05:00A Chapter from The History of AllieSo for a little less than a year of my life, I lived in Washington, D.C. I was 7 or 8 years old, and it was the middle of the summer. We ran around going to fireworks for the fourth of July, did fun sightseeing things, and me and my sister followed my dad and his buddies walking around to bars. I'm sure it was adorable.One night on a walk home to the garden house where we lived I found a Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-42620145959216474112010-04-07T14:20:00.002-05:002010-04-07T14:23:24.552-05:00Hijacked: Baby PixI was too busy playing with the pupkin to take very many pictures of her, so here are a few of my favorites, taken by my mama. Thanks, mama.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-82629166200323386802010-03-31T22:01:00.005-05:002010-03-31T22:19:18.444-05:00Pictures, and ExcusesSo this blog pretty much sucks for 1st quarter 2010 (having just filed my tax returns) but I fully intend to fix that, starting tomorrow (so that I just can claim April fools and not write again until May, really).I've been exceptionally busy at work, and cleaning up puppy poop, and trying not to let my A1c creep back up from the multiple pounds of chocolate I can't stop eating every week. Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-76578883435098431412010-03-23T08:38:00.002-05:002010-03-23T10:52:56.693-05:00Jiminy ChristmasMy first post in three freaking months may as well be a horrible one. Its too long for twitter...So I'm walking through the main lobby at MIT, and I hear footprints that make me think of Gwen, and maybe she's sneaking up on me to jump on my back or something, but obviously Gwen isn't here, and I can't think of any small children who would know me in all of Greater Boston. So I think to myself "Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-5737706325683393812010-01-07T17:59:00.004-05:002010-01-07T18:05:23.732-05:00Maisy, Meet your Uncle MaxLook at that sliiiiiime on the eeeeears!!!! Grooooooooss!They had such a blast together, running, chasing, drooling, stealing food, etc. that Max was sad to leave after the Holidays were over. Probably for the better, since they're just impossible to leash at the same time and at one point Maisy did run away from him out into the street and got hit by a car...* She's completely fine, but now IAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-53745371678950520122009-12-04T10:40:00.007-05:002009-12-04T11:53:55.230-05:00New, Improved MaxwellI don't think I ever posted about this, but a couple months ago, Max (Remember? Big fuzzy guy? REAL big?) presented with a really aggressive type of skin cancer under his gums that looked like brains bubbling up behind his teeth. It was really creepy. At first we thought it might just be an infection from eating bones of roadkill, but alas... They surgically removed it a few times at the Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419721199652910893.post-76235135528181085152009-11-18T15:48:00.003-05:002009-11-18T15:52:42.204-05:00WowPuppies are exhausting.My legs hurt from walking her so much. And stooping down to pull everything she tries to eat out of her mouth, including poop. And that's in addition to the 2+ miles I walk to and from the bus station every day to get to work and back, twice (to walk her on my lunch break).And I'm tired from waking up in the middle of the night every night to let her out to pee.And my godAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17190300314434637566noreply@blogger.com0