{"id":3582,"date":"2018-04-08T10:51:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2018-04-08T10:51:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T15:51:42","slug":"ethnic-bites-mosquito-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2018\/04\/08\/ethnic-bites-mosquito-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethnic Bites & Mosquito Fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>My second trip to the NIH<\/a> for grant reviews was a bit more relaxed, as some of the submissions were repeats from last year. After running into my colleague Susanna on arrival, I invited her to dinner at PassionFish<\/a> where I splurged on lobster tail with shrimp risotto and a crab & corn chowder. Although I was disappointed by the tighter budget and lack of a breakfast voucher, I wittingly brought leftover mac & jack with crab for lunch while others were stuck eating cold sandwiches. The stormy weather left most of the participants tele-conferencing from home and delayed my return flight, leaving me stranded with bad onion soup and escargot in DCA<\/a> and almost missing my connection home. Fortunately, Melody was soon back from her week-long Harvard-Macy<\/a> course, so we were able to enjoy our last weekend together with my parents over corn dogs at the Farmers’ Market<\/a>, discounted<\/a> tickets to Fairytale Town<\/a>, and casual Italian fare at Obo<\/a>. Our hyperactive Westley had several near-falls that made my heart jump more than the next season of the Walking Dead<\/a>. On Cesar Chavez Day, we took advantage of daycare coverage and drove to SF Chinatown for slightly-overpriced XLB and beef noodle soup at China Live<\/a>, followed by an hour-long wait for toasty egg tarts from Golden Gate Bakery<\/a>. We brought extras to my post-doc Sook’s house-warming party that afternoon, where Westley was slow to warm to the crowd despite an impressive spread of home-made Korean food. Meanwhile, our front and rear porches had been infested with mosquito swarms, likely due to our new bat-free environment, requiring me to spray down the house exterior with insecticide<\/a> while dressed in a bunny suit. This week, I flew to the Beckman Center<\/a> for the Ryan Initiative for Macular Research<\/a>, where I had the rare opportunity to rub elbows with academic and industry leaders. We had only one free evening away from the catered meals, but the sushi at Buddha’s Favorite<\/a> was worse than Javi’s<\/a> enchiladas in SNA. Having missed my niece’s birthday, I made up family time with Westley and the in-laws over leftover cake and colorful play-foam. We ended the week with our first visit to nearby Taqueria Guadalajara<\/a>, where the lengua tortas, cabeza burrito, tamale, and pozole were fresh and authentic, but did not change our affinity for Mexican cuisine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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