I called a few different pharmacies today to get a price quote for my anti-malaria drugs, and I was very surprised by the discrepancies in price.  For a 70-count prescription of Doxycycline 100mg, the prices ranged from $11 at Costco to $89 at Kroger.  In tablet form the price of the prescription at Wal-Mart was $14; […]

St. John’s River meets the Atlantic Ocean…and the beach!

…The Captain
…and the First Mate…and the Skipper, too…
 

Marshy inlet off of St. John’s. 

On November 17th, I mailed my passport to Houston to receive a visa from the Consulate of India.  My passport arrived with the appropriate visa sticker on December 10th.  Today, I mailed my passport to Houston again, this time to secure a visa to enter China.  Houston is the consulate location for residents of 9 Southern states.  […]

A picturesque streeet in the South End, the neighborhood where I was staying:
  
The front lobby of Boston’s new ICA (left); detail of mural (right):
 
View from Clarendon B & B rooftop hot tub:

I am a total stress-monkey. 
“aaaahhh!”
-adi

From this…     Founded in 1936, this was the first museum in the U.S. dedicated solely to Contemporary Art.
…to this…    Breaking ground in 2004, the new Fan Pier location of the ICA was the first new art museum in Boston in 100 years. 
…to this…     Grand Opening: December 10, 2006.           
Alongside thousands of other visitors, I attended the grand opening of The Institute […]

  
Rotton Tomatoes Reviews: Volver
After a memorable meal of gourmet pizza, I went to the landmark theatre in kendall square to see Volver, a Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodovar, starring Penelope Cruz.  A very likable movie in which Almodovar blends humor and humanity nearly seamlessly, and the female relationships especially between mothers, daughters and sisters are strikingly real.  I am looking forward […]

I spent the afternoon enjoying the sculptures, drawings and paintings on loan from the Louvre at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art.  These pieces are the first in an unprecendented three-year partnership between the Louvre and High.  It is quite an unusual pairing for the High since its permanent collection is largely modern and contemporary art, but anticipated to be quite popluar and well-attended.  […]