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curio

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:28:55 -0400

Vocab experiment

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:02:00 -0400

I picked up the word “curio” the other day from a friend, and it reminded me that I’d been meaning to re-commit to the site Wordie.org.

The site let’s you “collect” your favorite words, a concept I appreciate, and they have a mobile version of their site that makes it easy to add to your collection on the go.

I figured I’d add the feed to my word list to this site, so that words I discover will show up here in real time. The downside: the format of their feed is extremely spartan. In fact, it’s just the word, with no context. I apologize in advance for those confusing posts, but I still think it’s worth a shot.

One of these day’s, I’ll figure out Yahoo Pipes, and I’ll make my own feed that appends the word’s definition to each post.

"Sarah and I don’t even live in Boston and we are sad that your guys are leaving."

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:02:35 -0400

“Sarah and I don’t even live in Boston and we are sad that your guys are leaving.”

- My buddy Matt, cracked me up with a DM on Twitter today.

We came back to pick up Furio on our way to Logan and got a...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:13:00 -0400

We came back to pick up Furio on our way to Logan and got a little… sidetracked.

In addition to a full day of cleaning, we said a lot of goodbyes...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:29:00 -0400

In addition to a full day of cleaning, we said a lot of goodbyes yesterday.

In the morning, we swung by our favorite Starbucks, where we know every barista by name, and the manager, Caroline, is like Coach from Cheers to us (maybe that means we’re Fraser and Lilth, because they’re the only couple that regularly went to the bar together). Anyway, after spending countless hours with those guys (including breaking up a fight between unruly customers), it was rough to tell them we’d be drinking lattes elsewhere. Caroline got us special mugs with our usual orders written on the side, and we posed for a picture together.

We also bid adieu to Claudia, who helped us keep our apartment/lives tidy for the last 3 years. Considering how little she charged (and how poorly the market performed), working with Claudia may be the best investment I made in ‘06-‘09. She also dealt very well with Furio’s massive crush on her, and constant “flirting”.

Finally, last night we got together with a few close friends at our favorite neighborhood watering hole, The Cellar. It was cramped and informal, and people wandered in and out, which is exactly like every good night at the Cellar.

It’s crazy how we tend to wait until we’re moving or dying to tell people how much they’ve meant to us, but it felt great to let all of these special people know they’re important to us. The nice thing about this particular move, is that we really mean it when we say we’ll be back all the time to visit. With friends like these, you couldn’t keep us away from this town if you tried.

Moving into a new apartment is exciting as heck, especially if...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:07:58 -0400

Moving into a new apartment is exciting as heck, especially if it’s a place with some character, and 90 Putnam always had character. Back in May of ‘06 we signed a lease on a different place, where rent was a stretch and we had to pay a huge agent fee. Right before we faxed in the lease from SF, we checked the “no agent” section of Craiglist one last time, and this popped up. We wouldn’t have time to check it out, so I begged my Dad & Ann to go look at it. They reported back that we’d love it, and they were right.

In the last 3 years in this funny little treehouse of a home, we’ve piled up more friendships and wonderful memories than we know what to do with. We arrived here “dating”, and leave married. Lisa had the hardest part of her medical training ahead of her back in ‘06, and now she’s a legit pediatrician. I got through b-school, 2 marathons, 5 half-marathons, and 2 S-corps from this address. Furio was born in October of ‘06, and now he’s a celebrity. We saw the Sox win one in ‘07, and we saw the Pats go 18-1 (a wild ride of a season that ended with a punch to the gut).

Boston’s been good to us.

Sportello with the fam. We hardly knew ye, Barbara Lynch.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:05:00 -0400

Sportello with the fam. We hardly knew ye, Barbara Lynch.

Take only pictures, leave only water coolers.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:11:00 -0400

Take only pictures, leave only water coolers.

I like the apps on my home screen so much, I’ve purposely...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:31:33 -0400

I like the apps on my home screen so much, I’ve purposely left a slot empty, to punctuate how good the others are, like that tiny spot on Michaelangelo’s David that was left uncarved.

Watching this nearly brought on a panic attack.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:10:41 -0400

Watching this nearly brought on a panic attack.

I spent ~3 years working out of this office. Now it’s just...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:59:00 -0400

I spent ~3 years working out of this office. Now it’s just a small, empty room with an ugly paint job (that I inherited).

We’ve got movers to deal with the physical impact of...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:37:00 -0400

We’ve got movers to deal with the physical impact of moving, but we’re left to fend for ourselves emotionally, as we clear out our last 3 years of joyful Cambridge existence :-(

Dinner at O Ya, a restaurant started to answer the question: If...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:20:00 -0400

Dinner at O Ya, a restaurant started to answer the question: If a sushi spot became Boston’s most expensive meal, would people still go? We’re splurging, ‘cause Lisa just finished her residency.

My wife’s done with her pediatric residency!!! If you...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:28:54 -0400

My wife’s done with her pediatric residency!!!

If you know any sick kids, she can heal ‘em :-)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:14:55 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

The guy in front of us brought a baby to the park who’s...

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:54:04 -0400

The guy in front of us brought a baby to the park who’s still wet from his delivery.

Seeing the Cubs / White Sox game at U.S. Cellular. It’s a...

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:59:00 -0400

Seeing the Cubs / White Sox game at U.S. Cellular. It’s a beautiful park, & a “lively” crowd (5 fights yesterday).

Section dinner in Chicago. The more time I spend in this town,...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:01:00 -0400

Section dinner in Chicago. The more time I spend in this town, the more I love it. I gotta get back here soon.

Brad & I pose for a “captain’s shot”...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:04:35 -0400

Brad & I pose for a “captain’s shot” before our final game. I blew 4 close shots, but my team came through in a hard fought, 1 goal victory. I highly recommend Whirlyball, if you ever get a chance to play it.

Whirlyball in Chicago. My cart was busted in the first game,...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:24:00 -0400

Whirlyball in Chicago. My cart was busted in the first game, & I was stuck in the corner the whole time, but I’m going big in the next game.