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Design Your Own Burgers? Sign me up.

August 16, 2010 Leave a comment

I love fast food so I had to mention this new burger restaurant opening next month in Manhattan called 4food. Besides the “green” materials and wireless internet everywhere, the coolest aspects will be the extensive and customizable menu and that

4food encourages customers to save their favorite burger combinations in the 4food system, give them catchy names … every time a custom burger is ordered, the creator receives 25 cents in 4food store credit. (CNET)

Read more here. I hope this place manages to turn a profit and remain open until the next time I visit New York.

If anyone tries it, I’d like to hear how it is.

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Doing Things in Sweden

May 29, 2010 3 comments

This is a smoked reindeer sandwich. You can find smoked reindeer in the deli section of your local grocery store where it’s called rökt renstek. I didn’t remember the Swedish word for turkey, so everything in the store was mystery meat except for renstek – see the logo on the packet. Also, it is delicious and I will probably eat a lot of it in my time here.

Props to scientist Carl Linnaeus for getting himself on the C-note.

This is Swedish money. In addition to the bills there are coins for 10, 5, and 1 kronor. The 10 kr coin is worth a bit more than $1 US, so it’s useful for tipping in bars and restaurants. The other coins are as useless as pennies.

Elsewhere: I lined up a 1-BR apartment for the summer and I stopped by the office (here) to apply for my key, access card, and online passwords. Got to chat with a few colleagues, and the conversations reinforced my belief that this was the right place to come work. The scientists are talented and the work in the group leans more toward applied science. I am excited to get started.

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How I paid 62 cents for a brand new hardcover bestseller.

October 9, 2009 2 comments

I went to Borders tonight because I had $15 in Borders Bucks that needed to be spent this month before they expired.

Retail price of book: $25.95

-Apply 40% off coupon-

Subtotal: $15.57

-Apply Borders Bucks-

Subtotal: $0.57

TN 9.25% Sales Tax: $0.05

Total: $0.62

Saving money is one of my interests, but what does it have to do with nanotechnology research? Read more…

Categories: In the lab, Money, On the web Tags: , ,
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