Monthly Archives: November 2008

Why Prague is now #1 on my list

The list of places I lo-o-ove, that is! …because it took me completely by surprise. It was definitely not on my “cities to visit if you have $2000 to spare” list. My favorite architectural style is the gothic. And let me tell you, this place has plenty of that. Prague is called the city of...

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Who said doing a PhD is hard work?

You get to go to the most amazing places and you don’t have to pay for it!  After a week in the surprising city of Prague I am still in a state of euphoric amazement – this city swept me off my feet! Not to mention the fact that I listened to some extraordinary talks...

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A walk in the park

A workaholic that I am a stayed indoors today although it was a SPLENDID autumn day: the perfect mixture of sunny and crispy air and smell of fallen leaves on the sidewalks [I could smell it as I opened the balcony door this morning]. D however ventured on a bike ride to the park. And...

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Pas de nouvelle, bonne nouvelle

My dears! I don’t have any exciting news about today. It’s exactly 10:45 pm and I am SO TIRED!!! I’m not going to bore you with the details of what I’m working on right now in the exciting field of genetics (!!!), although I’m sure some would really like to [I'm talking to you, Andie],...

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Speaking of tushies…

In my last post I was mentioning a certain rear end-related conversation that took place this weekend. So let me embarrass you [and myself] even further by telling you about another intelligent conversation that D and I had this evening. I keep hearing this song on the radio. It’s a song I REALLY dislike. But...

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