http://milly.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ adventures in the emerald city en Vox Thu, 08 May 2008 21:49:39 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/spring-in-the-desert.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/spring-in-the-desert.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/spring-in-the-desert.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 May 2008 21:49:39 -0700 I spent an extended weekend in the beautiful Joshua Tree National Park in California, where spring has sprung and the desert is anything but deserted. I lugged along my swanky new DSLR camera and here are the results (uploading photos to Vox in Vi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/spring-in-the-desert.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00f48d14f7450001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vacation photography california joshua tree national park http://milly.vox.com/library/post/morning-pick-me-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/morning-pick-me-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/morning-pick-me-up.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:41:16 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00f48ce1a7020002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00f48ce1a7020002-50si" alt="Seattle Sunrise" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The windows in my new place face east, and on a really clear day you can see the snow-capped Cascades in the distance. On a cloudy day, you can get the most amazing sunrises. I've started to sleep with my head at the foot of the bed so I can wake... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/morning-pick-me-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00f48d00669d0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> seattle http://milly.vox.com/library/post/northwest-history-meets-monty-python.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/northwest-history-meets-monty-python.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/northwest-history-meets-monty-python.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:36:45 -0800 A couple of Sundays ago marked two years since I moved to Seattle, and I wanted to do something to celebrate this little corner of the world, so the B-team and I went to Pioneer Square (the oldest part of Seattle) to do the Underground Tour. Here... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/northwest-history-meets-monty-python.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00f48d00176a0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> seattle monty python http://milly.vox.com/library/post/year-of-the-rat.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/year-of-the-rat.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/year-of-the-rat.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:23:55 -0800 Boy 2008 is going by quickly - it's already getting to the middle of February. Today of course is Chinese New Year, and one of my Chinese colleagues brought a treat to the office for the occasion - Water Chestnut Cake. It was amazing. I need to g... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/year-of-the-rat.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398da58de0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chinese new year moving food cooking http://milly.vox.com/library/post/smrt.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/smrt.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/smrt.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:05:55 -0800 This event may just be enough to bring me out of a two month blogging wilderness: My officemate, Hui, is discussing something with a colleague, Joe - I'm not really listening because I'm working with my headphones on. I happen to turn around and ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/smrt.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398d25ea60004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> microsoft http://milly.vox.com/library/post/whistler-madness.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/whistler-madness.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/whistler-madness.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:08:24 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/video/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398c16f6d0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398c16f6d0002-50si" alt="White Hot Pain" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It must be a uniquely tech-industry thing to come back from a vacation and within hours see an email that the digital footage of your escapades has already been edited and posted on YouTube. As you can see we got up to quite a lot of fun, even ou... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/whistler-madness.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398c18aec0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vacation friends road trips whistler http://milly.vox.com/library/post/a-thousand-words.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/a-thousand-words.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/a-thousand-words.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:26:43 -0800 Since there is too much to catch up on since my last post, I'm going to let the photos do most of the talking, but here is a brief synopsis: New York City (photos) Spent a nice fall weekend in NYC. I think it's one of the few cities you can keep ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/a-thousand-words.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398bfe5640005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> halloween new york city victoria http://milly.vox.com/library/post/sign-of-life.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/sign-of-life.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/sign-of-life.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:13:57 -0700 It's been a while since my last entry; I haven't really been in a writing mood, but I thought I'd post something as a sign of my continued existence. Some things that have been happening: Australia I went home for a couple of weeks. It was great ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/sign-of-life.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398b506990005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> skiing concerts australia microsoft sydney http://milly.vox.com/library/post/lighten-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/lighten-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/lighten-up.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:04:01 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/video/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398ac677a0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398ac677a0001-50si" alt="Fair and Lovely Skin Cream Ad (in English)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Actor Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood's answer to Tom Cruise, has recently come under fire for promoting Fair and Handsome, a skin-lightening cream targeted at men and sold in India and Indian shops around the world (the ad is viewable on Youtube here ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/lighten-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398ac84b50003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> india beauty myth http://milly.vox.com/library/post/home-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(milly) http://milly.vox.com/library/post/home-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://milly.vox.com/library/post/home-again.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:06:45 -0700 It's nice being back in Sydney. The last few days have been very relaxed, I've been bumming at home, going for walks with my mum, eating good food, not much else. Some observations: The weather is still pretty cold right now despite it being lat... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://milly.vox.com/library/post/home-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e92e15094f00e398ab94e50001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family vacation sydney