Currently in J.P. Licks on Newbury in Boston enjoying my small dish of cucumba [sic] ice cream, using internet from the nearby Starbucks.

God, this ice cream is so good!

I never did find my driver\’s license. On Monday morning, I had gone to the dmv early to wait in line (and yes there was a line) until somebody realized that the dmv is closed the preceding Monday of the third Saturday in the month. Fortunately, it turns out that the airport would accept my university id as valid id.

That evening, I had dinner with several people (aka more rescomp people) at the highly recommended (by Carol of course) Sushi House. Good, fairly expensive, great view of the water. Like any farewell for me, it\’s always the people that I miss the most.

The flight to Boston was…ok. Unfortunately the first leg sat me between the window and a \”pleasantly plump\” woman who spasmed every 51 seconds (I counted) while she slept. So by the time I got to the Kendall T station, Karen found me very drowsy. Despite that, we went on a Boston Duck Tour (where I fell asleep despite the tour guide\’s bubbly narration of the city) and Harvard Square (creme brulee at Finale and a fruit tea at Tealuxe). Because Karen has her own thing to do, I am exploring the city on my own. I went to the famed New England Soup Company in Brookline.

SOMEONE forgot to take me to a Red Sox game. That\’s it, I 8 Johnny Damon! But nonetheless, my next plans: Boston Common, maybe the Freedom Trail, Prudential Center, possibly a movie tour (despite how touristy this is, I want to do one since I didn\’t get to do it in nyc), the Fish Pier, the mexican restaurant near Fenway Park, the Citgo sign, going on the T as far as I can go, Chinatown…

All thanks to the google maps hack of the Boston mbta.