End of Summer

it's been a while since I last updated. many adventures were had in NYC:

-Spent a weekend in Manhattan with some friends from high school. Saw some live music. Went to the MoMA. Got yelled at by an angry bakery lady. Sat on a giant ice cube in Union Square.
-Spent a weekend in Staten Island, visiting my sister. We hit up the art store and scared some small children with the goodies in the Halloween section. We also taught ourselves to crochet, and saw both Batman, the Movie, and The Dark Knight.
-Went on a field trip to the zoo with Google. Saw the butterflies, giraffes, peacocks, owls, monkeys, and of course the elephants.
-had my last week at Google. I made a poster, gave a presentation, and went on a boat.
-Spent a few more days in NYC, just for funsies. I got to see Tammy and Inessa, and we went to Central Park, Chinatown, and an awesome sushi place in Brooklyn.
-Got to see Shuai, who was also visiting NY, and my friend Natalie from high school. We went to a yummy cupcake place in the west village. We tried to see a play called "I Can Has Cheezburger! The MusicLOL" but it was sold out. So instead, we went to Chinatown for some delicious soup dumplings.
-Went back to Google for my conversion interview, and also to play Rock Band with the Speech group.
-Went to Pennsylvania with my dad and stepmom, to visit her brother and to look at some cool art.

So, I would say that I had a pretty successful summer. I got to see a lot of the city, and I did not get eaten. I miss working at Google, and being in the city! Things are going to be pretty different this semester - I won't be living on putz, I'll only be taking one class, I'll be helping to teach a class, and I'll have a thesis to write - but I am definitely looking forward to being back in Boston and at MIT. I'm going back on Tuesday - on to the next adventure!