Presenting a random assortment of moments of the past two months of my life:
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In early December, I completed writing my master's thesis, packed up and said goodbye to my student life in Berkeley.  I left California armed with a year and a half of incredible learning and memories, and the life-long friendships of many amazing individuals that I've been so fortunate to meet.
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From San Francisco, Pocket Ninja and I made it to Philadelphia for a whirlwind visit;
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From Philly, I hopped on a bus to the Empire State, city of my dreams.  If I still had any doubts that my heart truly belongs to the east coast, it disappeared as soon as I stepped out of the bus and into the streets of New York, breathed in the chilly air and looked up at the skyscrapers.  I've missed living in a true metropolis.
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I finally got to visit the newly completed Lincoln Center, which I was quite impressed with.  Doesn't it look especially romantic at night?  Fingers crossed that I'll get a chance to attend an opera or ballet here sometime this year.
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We didn't get to dine at the new restaurant at the center, but I was fascinated by its street presence, showcasing its kitchen full of chefs and sous-chefs to all of New York.  Here's my friend HC trying to get a good shot of the action:
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I escaped New York before the blizzards hit, and at last made it home to Toronto.  It's been so good to be back in my own city.
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So, goodbye 2010, year of change; and hello 2011, which I know is going to be just as wild.  I'll be taking a little break to reassess my goals and dreams, and see where the winds take me in a few weeks.  Until then, happy new year to you.
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autumn 10/30/2010
 
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living with French, Indian and Taiwanese flatmates makes for tons of fun.  as none of them but me have ever carved pumpkins before, we set out on this ultimate halloween experience mission.  i was the teacher by default, being the only north american of the bunch.  although we had no special carving tools, we were armed with fruit and butter knives, and our various backgrounds as architects and landscape architects.  fun was had by one and all.
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naturally, i had to make a pumpkin mate for pocket ninja.
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and of course, i cleaned and toasted the pumpkin seeds the next day.  i tossed them just with olive oil and sea salt -- simple and yummy.  it takes about 30 minutes to eat a handful, so it should last us well into next year.
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seems that we skipped summer this year and went straight to fall, really the eternal season in the bay area.  can't believe it's almost november already.  happy halloween one and all.
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hello! 01/07/2010
 
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welcome to my new home!  please bear with me while i'm still packing up things from bamboo sticks.  i am so excited to be at my own domain at last - hurray!  i am also delight to have found weebly.  i've still got a few issues with its limit on ccs customization...but overall, after much experimentation, i've found weebly to be the most flexible and affordable website builder out of the jungle of blog hosts available these days.  weebly will do very well indeed (until i can justify purchasing wordpress pro...sigh).  does anybody else have a favourite blogging device?
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