It’s 5/5/05! I’ve finally recovered from a mysterious illness I acquired during a recent trip to China. I’m convinced that I had both SARS and the bird flu. Two weeks of fever and malaise has made me lose five pounds, and I have a washboard stomach from coughing so much. Nothing like getting SARS to […]

Wachusett offered free passes today to anyone dressed as an Easter Bunny, so John Gilmour, Alexander Scott, and I rose to the challenge. We were up all night making our costumes, but it paid off—not only did we each get a $46 lift ticket for free, we swept the costume contest! John won “Best Male […]

My “22nd” birthday occured recently, and we also had a party for the birthday cat. We’re celebrating into the Chinese New Year. I was actually born ON CHINESE NEW YEAR (the year of the Dragon, no less), which is very auspicious. My black eye has cleared up, and the lip is healing nicely, and I’ve […]

It was a tragic day of skiing – not only did I get a black eye and a deep gash in my upper lip (thus disfiguring the only unscarred place on my whole person), we lost the 10-ride pass that we’ve used for nearly a decade. The lifties almost never punched the card, so my […]

Wendy Chao’s Kitty Cat Hat, worn by Chairman Meow (the real-life Cat in the Hat). The “Kitty Cat Hat” – hand-knit by Wendy Chao, and seen on celebrity cats like Chairman Meow. Featuring ear holes and a white pom-pom.