Science is progressing at a snail's rate due to the fact that I am book and computer-smart, but very not at all pipette smart. Still, book-wise, I've learned more about Alzheimer's disease in the past two weeks than in the last 6 years. I've just started taking care of a line of cells, which will soon bring with it the fun of having to change their diapers on the weekends. They're derived from boobies, which make for easy practice, but hopefully in the next month I can start to culture neurons as well! Beantown itself has been pretty great. I like the cold, and the combination of little wind and increased humidity made it easy to walk around in a t-shirt today :-) Good luck with the April race, you seem way more consistent about your running, so I'm sure you'll make it!