I went to MIT for the vision study last night, and I have some strange news and some good news. Which do you want to hear first? OK, the strange news is that I learned that I have a condition called stereoblindness. The good news is that means I qualify for the full-on research study.... Continue Reading →
Guinea Pig Dreams Do Come True
I am participating in a research study tomorrow. I had answered a craigslist post about a vision study, and I heard back from a nice MIT person. They are going to have a field day with me, because the study is about depth perception, and I have none! Four months from today, I am leaving... Continue Reading →
It Is Cold
It is cold. My week was action-packed. And now all I want to do is sit in bed and eat marshmallow peeps. I walked in the Hasty Pudding Parade on Thursday. It was fun and wacky. It was the shortest, most disorganized parade of all time. I saw Anne Hathaway, but couldn't manage to get... Continue Reading →
Arthur Frommer!
Met one of my idols tonight. Arthur Frommer! Yeah, the guy behind the Frommer's travel guides. He gave a free lecture at the Boston Public Library tonight. I got his autograph; it was awesome. His talk centered on the 10 best things about travel right now and the 10 worst things about travel right now.... Continue Reading →
Quest to Be a Guinea Pig
So. When I went to the MIT Museum last month (#33 on my 34th birthday list), I learned about MIT's brain research institute. I watched a video of volunteers talking about how they had their brains scanned for a research study, and they were given a picture of their brain scan. I thought, I want... Continue Reading →
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