 | Tax Day Tea Party at Long Wharf (April 15). Stumbled upon this event by
accident. Actual demonstrators were largely outnumbered by cameras and
weirdos. One woman was holding a sign that read “Who is John
Galt?” |
 | [Pecha Kucha Boston 9](http://pechakuchaboston.org/blog/2009/04/08/pecha-
kucha-boston-9/). Disrespectful audience + only one good presentation =
disappointment. |
 | Swapfest at MIT (April 19). A sure sign of spring. But for once there was
nothing I wanted to buy! |
 | The 113th Boston Marathon (April 20). Watched for the first time. An
inspiring display of athleticism. Gave me irrational thoughts about wanting to
run one someday. |
 | Ratatat live at the House of Blues (April 20). Good music and trippy
visuals, but the band’s electronic instruments are configured to pretty much
play themselves. End result: just like the records, but louder. |
 | Border Cafe. Always fills me up; never lets me down. |
 | Unaffiliated Reading Series at
Outpost 186. I never go to poetry readings, but this was a pretty fun Saturday
afternoon diversion. |
 | Mozart’s Requiem at Sanders Theatre (April 25). Erin
Rhode may have carried the alto section, but the
orchestra and soloists blew me away. Nice seats, too. (Thanks Rhode!) |
 | Sailing on Boston Harbor. So much fun that I paid money so I can do it
all summer. |
 | Volvo Ocean Race. Watched the finish of the Rio-to-Boston leg of this
insanely hardcore sport. The winning team survived the final few days without
a reliable supply of drinking water. Another finisher sailed for a week with a
broken rib. The boats are pretty too—check it out. |
 | Summer weather. Keep it coming. |
 | Swine flu. Imagine what it’s like when you have a cough, a sore throat,
laryngitis, and possibly a slight fever, and suddenly they start talking about
this in the newspaper? |
 | A newly-minted software plug-in for the Scottosphere permits quick authoring
of these posts using the heretofore unknown Wisdom Watch Markup Language
(WWML). |
KERaven ()
2. Still kind of let down on the lack of invite to the Border.
3. When can I come sailing? Sounds like great fun.
4. I think we’re back to spring for a while, although I have the sunburn to prove the last couple days were not imagined.
Scott ()
2. Sorry! The whole thing came together at about 4 PM Friday. I’ll do better next time.
3. I should have my certification by the end of May.
4. Whatever. I’m wearing shorts from now until October!
MRhé ()