Beautiful Isle of Sandy

So, Sandy Island Camp was great, and it was really good to see my family again. I also had plenty of time to read and relax, and the food was good, too. It wasn't the best weather for swimming, although the weather was fairly nice, but I did get a bit of swimming and boating in.

At any rate, I have some pictures to share (the indoor ones didn't come out so well, so I'll show you some of the scenery):
( Pictures )

Also, since I read a lot of books, I might as well mention which ones I read:
( Gratuitous List )

Birthday News

Today was a pretty relaxing day. I played some DDR and went out for sushi and bubble tea with Xave and Patti. Also, on Patti's advice, I saw a production of Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, put on by the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble. The play was an existentialist tragedy, very reminiscent of Camus's The Stranger, and it was incredibly well performed. Still, it was painfully sad, so it's not the sort of thing I would have normally chosen to see on my birthday.


A few more things to share:

One is an article on a new, incredibly effective HIV drug with apparently few side-effects.

Two are things about Peak Oil. First, Matt Simmons, one of the top energy consultants in the world, is anticipating $100 oil by this winter. Second, a new study shows that biofuels have a negative EROEI (energy returned on energy invested) under current production methods (the oil use in producing such a fuel is more than the oil savings from using that fuel).