Monthly Archives: April 2012

goat tacos for breakfast.

We haven’t had a whole lot of rest so far on this trip. We got home rather late last night from a little fiesta at Alejandro’s house. This morning we woke early as we were invited for breakfast at Tio … Continue reading

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Street musicians taking requests

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Lu Cocina Michoacana

We are having dinner  at a restaurant called Lu.  I ordered salmon. While we were ordering , this student came by asking if he could test our blood pressure. Apparently I have the best blood pressure. Not exactly sure what … Continue reading

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Outside our hotel

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arrival in Morelia…

Yun and I arrived at Gaby’s house in Hermosillo late last night. I was insanely hungry, so we went out for tacos. I had four. They were great. Dr. Vargas had tripe tacos. Disgusting. We woke early this morning. Painfully … Continue reading

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El Mecanico (again)

Alex was back at the house today. This time for the truck. We are in no short supply of mechanical needs it seems. The truck has been running rough for months, ever since a return trip from Mexico late last … Continue reading

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1D and 2D photonic crystal nanocavities for semiconductor cavity QED

It’s always an interesting thing to google yourself. I did so today and found my name associated with a dissertation on 1D and 2D photonic crystal nanocavities for semiconductor cavity QED. Apparently Ben has been profoundly inspired academically by our … Continue reading

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Mariachi

We had marriachi at work today.  This is a fairly regular occurrence. I enjoy good mariachi.

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Oleander seeds

I planted 25 nerium oleander seeds today at work. I ordered the seeds online a few weeks back. We have ambitions to plant roughly 50+ on the property in the next few weeks. They make a great hedge reaching heights … Continue reading

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