After completing my PhD in June, I set off on a bike tour, intending to travel until I lacked money or enthusiasm. After reaching Mexico, I decided that I would benefit from remaining stationary to finalize paperwork for my new job in Malaysia, but I also knew that I needed to keep busy. I have…
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Japan Montage
I made my first video montage. It is not the most amazing video in the world, and could have used some better footage, which is a good lesson for the next time that I decide I want to make a movie. I had a good time learning a piece of software that had capabilities which…
Throwing Rocks and Chopping Wood
This weekend I went for a much easier camping trip than some of my previous bike camping and backpacking trips this summer. Perfect Seattle summer weather is nearing its end, transitioning from dependable sunshine to checking the two-day forecast to determine one’s weekend plans, so I am planning to take advantage of any sunny weekend.…
Ten Year Hiatus
I have held over ten addresses over the past ten years, but this weekend it occurred to me that I have not been on a single backpacking trip since I went on a six-day trek through Idaho after graduating high school. This past week, I attempted to change that with an easy hike followed by…
Ben Country
Well, unfortunately I got off track from my weekly schedule of blogging, so I guess I will finish the post I started when I got off track. It was a 130 mile bike ride over two days with about 10,000 ft of elevation change. As one can imagine, I was quite tired on Sunday and Monday…
Discovery Days
Every year, the University of Washington puts on Discovery Days where the engineers showcase their research for students in area schools (K-12). My lab has always participated, but our research does not have a great deal of hands-on work due to the sub-micrometer dimensions of our devices. This year, we decided to change that after…
S24O to Kitsap
Sometimes, you can find yourself finding excuses to not leave town due to parties, runs, work, or laziness. The city of Seattle is beautiful, and there are parks where you can find refuge from urban life, so a brief hour long sit by the water can seemingly substitute for a weekend away. Luckily, there is…
April 2014 bicycle trips
According to some sources in Seattle, April is a month worthy of pledging 30 days of biking, which I was too lazy to sign up to do, but here is a short list of my bike trips this week: Monday – Biked 1 mile from Montlake to work and 1 mile home. Biked 3.5 miles…