Last day of April, and I think Mother Nature used it to flush out every last drop of rain before May arrived. I began the day in the office, but soon headed over to BPS to meet with Augusta. I had another meeting later in the day, also at BPS, so I worked out of Augusta’s office for most of the day. Eventually I made my way back to BPE and finished up some work before going home. Jerk chicken and leftover pasta for dinner. I took this photo of a school project on display at BPS headquarters. Student project for destroying guns – sad moment in our history that such young children are worried about this.
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Had to go back to the gym at work instead of running outside, for two reasons. First, my calf still hurts, and second, it was pouring rain. In fact, I had a flight lesson schedule for this morning and it was cancelled. I haven’t had a lesson since March 18. Very frustrating. Nobody to blame except mother nature though. For lunch, Ash and I tried out KO Pies by the Shipyard. It’s a small little place, literally located in a shipyard. I had a chicken tikka and potato pie – it was delicious. After lunch Ash convinced me to go to IKEA to purchase some new chairs for our living room. There was a certain chair we were looking for, but we decided on another type once we got there. We bought two chairs, bright yellow and modern looking. I smoked some sausage from a batch I made a few weeks ago for dinner, and flew a few simulator flights to try and stay fresh with my flying.
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Was down the street starting my morning jog when I realized the pain in my calf was not going to let me get very far. So I headed back home, jumped in my car and headed to work to use our gym which has an elliptical machine. The elliptical is much easier on my calf, and so I was able to get a workout in. The weather was great outside, so it was a shame not to be able to run. Ash and I tried out the new sushi place near us for lunch, I had a sushi burrito, basically a giant sushi roll. It was ok, I’d probably stick to the normal sized rolls going forward. Our new couch arrived and we put it together. For a cheap couch bought on Amazon, we are pretty happy with it. It’s beginning to make the room look nice and habitable. We ended up having dinner at La Siesta, it’s pretty good for New England, and it’s right around the corner from us. We enjoy sitting at the bar and having dinner there.
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We followed our usual Friday routine with Ash meeting me in the city after work and us grabbing a drink and then having a nice dinner. We ended up at Stoddards, although I had to stand for most of the time as the bar downstairs was pretty full. It was nice, especially since it was pretty horrible outside, so we enjoyed being in the cozy basement bar. We headed over to Townsman for dinner a bit earlier than our reservation, but were seated immediately. We shared a burrata appetizer and I had a broiled monkfish dish. It was delicious, although I still think the portions are a bit small and pricey. I really enjoyed it, however, so maybe it was worth it. Then I get home and get to see these two before going to bed.
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Another busy day trying to keep my project moving forward. At the end of the day there was an Advisory Council meeting for the Dearborn which I was invited to attend. Actually, I was supposed to help lead a discussion on STEM internships, but ran out of time. Among the attendees was the co-founder of High Tech High. Additionally, Jon Levi, the architect of the new STEM academy building was there. Both provided some good insight, and it was humbling to hear them speak about social justice and schools. In other news, I think spring may have finally sprung.
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After meeting with a few people today, I was a little disheartened with the direction of the work we are doing. Seems like there was some confusion. Hopefully, all that has been corrected and we are back on track. This evening had me back at the BTC for a new spring session. Travel there was pretty terrible, as it has been pouring rain all day and traffic is dreadful during the commute with the foul weather. It was good to get back into the makerspace down there, and I was able to help some students solder some wires together. Met Ash at Airport for our weekly Santarpio’s date. Learned that Lefty is not interested in betting on the Derby – he only bets on certain racetracks. Remarkable.
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Began the day at DSA to meet with somebody interested in a program called Project Lead the Way. PLTW provides STEM courses to schools, basically ready made curriculum. I know of one school with which I am working that uses it extensively, so I wanted to hear more from this teacher. It was a bit of a quick meeting, and in the end, I was not convinced PLTW was a good fit for the school. Later in the day I had a meeting with a representative from PLTW, and was further unimpressed. Since my office is now quite a distance from my usual barbers, I decided to try and find a new venue closer to work. I settled on Seaport Barbers, and while I think the rates are a bit high, I was happy with the cut, and appreciate the reservation service available. My cut was with Andy, and I thought he did a good job. I will definitely go back.
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Back to work and the nice weather continues. There was some interesting news told to me regarding funding for a new position at DSA for next year. There is a possibility of funding coming through soon, which could be advantageous for me, just have to wait and see. Had some of Ash’s lasagna for dinner along with some jerk spiced chicken. I put the chicken in brine yesterday, always a smart move.
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It was a gorgeous day in New England. I watched some soccer in the morning, and then began working on my car to replace the LED lights I had installed from this instructable I wrote. The old LED strips were failing, a few of the LEDs were not lighting up anymore, so I decided to replace them with brighter lights and more of them! The install went surprisingly smooth, even though it requires removing the entire front bumper. All in all it took roughly an hour, which includes still needing to solder some wires together for the new LEDs. We took a trip to the store to buy supplies for the week, and Ash made a delicious lasagna from Chris Bianco’s book. It was nice and light, very different from a traditional lasagna. She made the pasta from scratch as well.
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Ash and I decided to take a road trip this weekend, and ended up heading to Newport, RI to go n some mansion tours. We left Boston around 9am and arrived at The Breakers a bit after 10am. The Breakers was built in 1895 and was home to the Vanderbilt family. It’s quite a large palace, and at the time it was built had electricity and central heating – remarkable for the time. The view is breathtaking, with incredible sea views of Easton Bay. We then walked to another mansion, Rosecliff, which has been used in many movies, including the Great Gatsby with Robert Redford. This home, while much smaller, was lovely, and inviting. We had lunch at Flo’s Clam Shack, a very crowded beachside seafood bar and restaurant. I enjoyed the fried whole belly clams and it was a good atmosphere. We drove back and spent the day at home, although I did take run – with a clam and beer full belly.
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