Update and introspection

It's been a while, and I thought I'd put some up before the hiatus hits a year. Lots of changes in the last few months since I've been here. First, I graduated!
I found gainful employment (debatable if one can call it that) across the country. I am now a postdoc at Harvard continuing being on paltry wages to do things that are closer to science fiction but more importantly exciting to me personally.
I went back to LA and did the whole wearing-robe-being-hooded-by-advisor-switch-tassle-from-right-to-left thing a couple of weeks ago as well. It was nice to have my parents visit as well - boy have they waited for this occasion :-|

It also seems like a transition in life for me. Somehow, grad school let me be in that irresponsible stage of life way longer than most of my friends. The past decade (2000-2010) was spent enjoying life in a very not-a-responsibility-in-the-world kind of way. I suspect the next decade (2010-2020) will determine what I have done in my life and what it all means. If the thought of writing a thesis was scary, this seems more daunting.
At the same time, I'm excited. I have the opportunity to work with some really good people in a fairly high profile project. I have also been given enough freedom to do things I consider interesting as long as I can make a good case for it. The coming months will tell how much of the opportunity I take advantage of.

The other change has been moving from LA to Boston. I like Boston a lot. I'm almost not missing LA. There is so much happening around me in Cambridge. People have scared me of the winter, but it is summer now and I'm loving it. Its a little too hot and humid at times, but the city is so vibrant. I suppose one of the benefits of being in a place that gets really cold in winter (unlike LA) is that people appreciate the good weather they get. So every one is out and about doing things. Weekends are filled with activities and I'm never out of a list of things to do over the weekend. Going from driving to public transport is also something I like for the most part. The only time I missed a car was when my parents were here last week and I could not really show them around. But we did go to places were the T went (like the JFK library) and took long walks which I really enjoyed.

Let me end with a renewed enthusiasm toward blogging (with the caveat that that might dwindle anytime).
Go Lakers!