Matt's Adventures

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Just a quick tumblelog for when I want to keep in touch.
Thu Sep 11

A Sad Tradition

I’m watching a 9/11 documentary on the History Channel — “102 Minutes that Changed America.”  I’m not entirely sure why, but its been a tradition of mine on Sept. 11 to watch a documentary and listen to the John Adams CD “On the Transmigration of Souls.”  I guess it just helps to remember.  It also makes me really think about the upcoming election and how much is at stake.  (I also realize that half of America thinks the right choice for this reason is very different than what I think.  I just hope that we can all unite to do the work that America needs done, no matter the outcome.)

Sat Aug 9
Reality of Fiscal Policy

Reality of Fiscal Policy

Tue Aug 5

Catching up…

I’m running back through a big back-log of items from this Summer, so there’s quite a few updates from Graduation up through my last trip to Canada.

Fri Jul 25
There was even a concert from Serena Ryder, who just won a Canadian Grammy. It’s blurry, but this is the only real Yeast meeting picture that I’ve got. Serena was pretty great — she started off by saying “Thanks for having me.  Believe it or not this is the first time I’ve ever played a Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology meeting” — pretty cute.  

There was even a concert from Serena Ryder, who just won a Canadian Grammy. It’s blurry, but this is the only real Yeast meeting picture that I’ve got. Serena was pretty great — she started off by saying “Thanks for having me.  Believe it or not this is the first time I’ve ever played a Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology meeting” — pretty cute.  

Yeast Meeting

It looks like I didn’t take any pictures during the Yeast meeting.  That conference was on the Univ. of Toronto campus, and was really good.  There were lots of interesting talks, and all the social events were really great.

Sun Jul 20
ISMB ended with what they called “The Matrix Party” — other than being really green, I’m not sure what it really had to do with The Matrix.  The dinner beforehand was pretty nice though.

ISMB ended with what they called “The Matrix Party” — other than being really green, I’m not sure what it really had to do with The Matrix.  The dinner beforehand was pretty nice though.

The convention centre was right at the base of the CN tower — the big thing that dominates the skyline.

The convention centre was right at the base of the CN tower — the big thing that dominates the skyline.

ISMB was in the Toronto Metro Convention Centre.  (Note the British spellings =)

ISMB was in the Toronto Metro Convention Centre.  (Note the British spellings =)

Sat Jul 19
Here’s the horseshoe falls, which is what you usually think of when you think about Niagara.

Here’s the horseshoe falls, which is what you usually think of when you think about Niagara.

Here’s an unobscured view of the American falls.

Here’s an unobscured view of the American falls.

On the way up we stopped for a couple hours at Niagara Falls. Here’s me in front of the American falls.

On the way up we stopped for a couple hours at Niagara Falls. Here’s me in front of the American falls.

Toronto Conference Trip

I had a couple conferences up in Toronto — ISMB (the big computational biology conference) and the Yeast Genetics meeting.  So a group of us from the lab drove up and back together to stay for a week in Canada.

Sun Jul 13
Not too long after Olga got married, I was off to California where I was the best man in my friend Nathaniel’s wedding.  It was another great wedding — Nathaniel and Jenni had all sorts of games and puzzles throughout.  I really enjoyed playing badminton while Jenni was in the wedding dress =D

Not too long after Olga got married, I was off to California where I was the best man in my friend Nathaniel’s wedding.  It was another great wedding — Nathaniel and Jenni had all sorts of games and puzzles throughout.  I really enjoyed playing badminton while Jenni was in the wedding dress =D

Sun Jun 22
A few weeks after graduation, Olga got married!  It was a really beautiful ceremony and Olga and her new husband looked great.

A few weeks after graduation, Olga got married!  It was a really beautiful ceremony and Olga and her new husband looked great.

Wed Jun 11

A shapeshifting car that can wink at you — kind of cool