Just wanted to update you on how our life has been in San Diego. :)
I just got an interview to New York Medical College. Yay, it's my first one! We celebrated yesterday night by having some sparking wine called a Cava Rose. It was yummy. We decided to get you into wines since you are now desensitized to alcohol. Hehe. Twelve more secondaries to go! We are aiming to be done by next Monday.
Michael bought a new espresso machine from a company called Nespresso (by Nestle). It uses single-dispenser capsules that cost 55 cents each. You can buy them at a boutique in the Nordstrom at the San Francisco Bloomingdales. He has one every morning. It came with a milk frother and Wen likes to make cappuccinos with it. If you start liking coffee, you should try it when you get back. I think you will like an Affogato, which is an espresso shot poured over a scoop of vanilla ice cream. So yummy! XD
He is also inspired to start a club about leukemia and lymphoma awareness. Before, if you were a match with someone, they would have to stick this big needle into your bone marrow to collect stem cells WITHOUT anesthesia. Now all you do is donate blood and they concentrate the stem cells they find there. Super easy right? So he will look into finding an organization to work with them on doing this. We will probably start with our friends first and expand from there. Cool huh?
This idea was inspired by Wen's senior thesis project. She is gonna build an actual heart model and needs fresh human blood to run through it to see where clots are most likely to form. You will be back in time to donate so we can all contribute in the name of science. ;) It will be interesting to see how her group will organize this collection. They are applying for funding from A.S. so if they get a small grant, we can get paid! (though only about $20)
By the way, your Woot shirt came in the mail. Which one did you buy? I haven't seen one that I liked in a while, though I was tempted to get that Coffee Cat shirt. Michael said it didn't look good.
We will be BBQing at the beach Saturday (tentative on weather, it's only predicted to be 69 degrees). It's been gloomy here the past two days so I don't have high hopes on it being nice enough. Michael's dad gave us some pretty fatty steaks so they are not pan fry-able (grease would go everywhere). Hope you are having a good time in Hong Kong!
Yay for the interview, ew for the secondaries :P I like how each of you have your own special drink from the coffee machine. Great investment! I'll see how good my sleep schedule is when I get back and then maybe use the machine. I'll try out different types of caffeine. As for the shirt, I got "Calorie Burning", they were so cute!
ReplyDeleteTell Wen I'm not donating until she can actually donate herself. Eat those apples Wen!
Tell Michael to watch Scott Pilgrim Versus the world. People from around the world are giving it raving reviews :P Since he liked Zombieland, that movie should be a go.