Boris Masis - Personal Homepage http://www.borism.net Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en This Aint a Blog http://www.borism.net/2007/08/05/this-aint-a-blog/ http://www.borism.net/2007/08/05/this-aint-a-blog/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:59:59 +0000 boris site news http://www.borism.net/2007/08/05/this-aint-a-blog/ Who am I kidding with posts like “Film Recommendation”? I don’t actually like to write updates very much, but here are the things that actually do change around here:

  • photos.borism.net is my friend.
  • refresh a couple of times to see different header images. There are now 202 in rotation.
  • my bookmarks and calendar in the right sidebar update themselves, hooray!
]]> http://www.borism.net/2007/08/05/this-aint-a-blog/feed/ It’s Been a Long Weekend http://www.borism.net/2006/12/26/its-been-a-long-weekend/ http://www.borism.net/2006/12/26/its-been-a-long-weekend/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:09:56 +0000 boris site news http://www.borism.net/2006/12/26/its-been-a-long-weekend/ I added some more photos into the header rotation. Mostly they are from Sam and my trip to Spain and Morocco; hit refresh a couple times. :)

]]> http://www.borism.net/2006/12/26/its-been-a-long-weekend/feed/ Film Recommendation http://www.borism.net/2006/06/27/film-recommendation/ http://www.borism.net/2006/06/27/film-recommendation/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:55:27 +0000 boris culture http://www.borism.net/2006/06/27/film-recommendation/ Film recommendation for everyone: go see word play. It’s a genuinely enjoyable film. After you get back, you can follow up with a nice read.

]]> http://www.borism.net/2006/06/27/film-recommendation/feed/ New Alarm Time = 5:30 AM http://www.borism.net/2006/05/29/new-alarm-time-530-am/ http://www.borism.net/2006/05/29/new-alarm-time-530-am/#comments Mon, 29 May 2006 16:01:11 +0000 boris productivity http://www.borism.net/2006/05/30/new-alarm-time-530-am/ The internet is so full of good self improvement advice, its scary. In any case, my new alarm time is 5:30 AM thanks to How to Become an Early Riser. Today I got up at that un-godly hour out of my own volition. That means that before work I had time to:

  • sort laundry
  • mail a package
  • take some for-sale photos for craigslist
  • prepare my breakfast and lunch
  • and walk around the apartment (quietly)

I think at this rate I’ll start running out of things to do. OK, OK, this was just day one. Wish me luck.

]]> http://www.borism.net/2006/05/29/new-alarm-time-530-am/feed/ Drowsy Chaperone http://www.borism.net/2006/05/07/drowsy-chaperone/ http://www.borism.net/2006/05/07/drowsy-chaperone/#comments Mon, 08 May 2006 09:15:01 +0000 boris culture http://www.borism.net/2006/05/08/drowsy-chaperone/ Saw the Drowsy Chaperone on Broadway this weekend. We were a little hesitant about what to go see, but thanks to Ryan’s recommendation, we landed on this show. The guys at TKTS said it got mixed reviews, though we can’t see how. The show was a riot, laugh-out-loud funny and witty.

On Sunday we went to the David Smith exhibition at the Guggenheim. The Guggenheim does a lot of things well in my opinion; nearly the whole of the collection is constantly rotating, and the museum is small enough so that you can physically see everything in a couple of hours. Bag check and the audio tour are also included as part of the admission price. Despite my previous experience of developing an audio tour system in Melbourne, this was actually the first time that I actually got to use the Antenna Audio audio tour devices that we read so much about. They were rugged, simple to use, and the production value was quite good. w00t.

Drowsy Chaperone
]]> http://www.borism.net/2006/05/07/drowsy-chaperone/feed/ The Weekend @ Princeton http://www.borism.net/2006/05/01/12/ http://www.borism.net/2006/05/01/12/#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 10:16:14 +0000 boris ballroom http://www.borism.net/2006/05/01/12/ Some pretty hot dancing this weekend at the Princeton Ballroom Competition. Gherman Mustuc and Iveta Lukosiute didn’t mess around. They put on a full 6 or 7 dance show at the ball the night before, very impressive.

Prema and I placed 4th in Silver Swing/Mambo. And of course good times were to be had in Miles’ accord coupe during the trip there and back :).

Princeton Competition
]]> http://www.borism.net/2006/05/01/12/feed/ Ellis and Friends http://www.borism.net/2006/04/29/ellis-and-friends/ http://www.borism.net/2006/04/29/ellis-and-friends/#comments Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:03:07 +0000 boris culture music http://www.borism.net/2006/04/29/ellis-and-friends/ Packed Ellis Paul concert at the Somerville Theater this evening. Ellis had a small band with him, and even Flynn came on stage for a few songs. Though perhaps the most memorable pieces of the evening were the songs by Antje Duvekot. I first heard her opening for Ellis at his valentine’s day concert at WPI. But this time some downloading must be done.

]]> http://www.borism.net/2006/04/29/ellis-and-friends/feed/ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater http://www.borism.net/2006/04/28/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/ http://www.borism.net/2006/04/28/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:34:25 +0000 boris culture http://www.borism.net/2006/04/28/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/ Went to go see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater last night at the Wang. What a show! The first two pieces they performed, Shining Star, and Caught were particularly strong. I’ve never really appreciated modern dance until that performance.

The theater visits Boston every spring, and is here though the weekend. Highly recommended! Many thanks to Amola for getting me to go and for the ticket!

Going to Ellis Paul tonight. woooo.

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