Just a quick update before I go collapse into a state of blissful vegetation, now that the semester is officially over and I don’t have to wake up at six tomorrow morning to study. Chris and I hit up the new Mandoo Bar on University Place tonight for some dumplings and drinks after my very last final of the term. I definitely needed some of each after over two hours of paper-and-pencil programming, but a little Korean lager goes a long way.

The food at Mandoo was great, and we liked the place itself - tastefully decorated, un-snotty waitstaff, good music. We split an order of goon mandoo, which were excellent - slightly crispy on the outside, perfectly tender on the inside. I also tried the joll noodles, which weren’t at all what I was expecting but which were equally tasty. We couldn’t finish our main courses, though, because the dumplings we started with were tiny but filling. That’s okay, there’s nothing like leftovers.

More thanks are in order: Chris and I had our Christmas this evening as I’m going to be in Massachusetts on the day itself, but Simon also sent along a couple of books off my wishlist that I’ve been positively lusting after. I can tell that this is going to be a very bookish winter break (which is of course the best kind).