Tag Archive for 'boston'

Provincetown

I had a nice day out in Provincetown last weekend. We caught the boat and had a liesurely day, with the only real effort being the obligatory climb up the Pilgrim Monument.

Provincetown

Provincetown

The rest of the photos are here.

Where to sleep near Harvard Sq

Walking home late one night last week I doscovered where the homeless people in Harvard Square sleep. This is the entrance to the Co-op (pronounced like a chicken coop), where you can buy books, coffee, and all sorts of touristy crap.

homeless sleeping at the harvard coop

homeless sleeping at the harvard coop

Elections

Boston being a blue state and all, I guess the state of this McCain sign isn’t all that surprising…

vandalised sign

vandalised sign

Flights

I made it to Boston, its wonderful to see my friends here again! The trip, not so much fun, though there were some nice views out the plane window at times…

somewhere over the USA

somewhere over the USA

More photos here.

A year in Boston, summarised

I finally found a simple way to export a time lapse movie of my time in Boston (thanks Frame by Frame). This was the view out my window during my year long stay (click image for movie).

view from my window

Balcony heaven

This was the view out the back of my house in Boston. I think I could count 30 or so balconies…

balcony view of balconies

Roller derby

We cruised out to Wilmington to see the roller derby on Saturday. Craziness.

girls at the roller derby

Dimick on a snowy night

snow by a street light

Hot Super-Earths: submitted

So any complaints from referees aside, I’ve submitted a paper today, which gives me something to show for my time here in Boston!

BU Hockey

These are the cute kids that played at halftime during the BU game I went to

kids on ice