caitri | Hiya!

Yes I am still alive (mostly). Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes: I LOVE YOU ALL! I've been busy conference-hopping but now I'm on vacation (mostly) and taking it easy.

Some gratuitous pics:

Huntington trio

Last week my colleagues and I went to the Huntington Library for a jaunt, where the wondrous and wonderful

gadgetorious joined us for tea, garden hopping and art ~~snarking~~ criticism. (Really, you haven't experienced the Gutenberg until...never mind.) We've had a running joke for a while now that she and my bestie Todd might actually be the same person, but as you can clearly see in this photograph, THEY ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

It was awesome.

We explored their exhibits. Todd left a Sooper Sekrit Message for me at the Marconi exhibit.

Huntington telegraph

(Did you see what he did thar?)

So, let's see, what else. I've been flying too much. I've seen eleven airports in two weeks. Bleh. Also sucking? Heat waves.

Something that did not suck: Brave. I loved it and it made me cry. Sure, I cry at all Pixar movies, but still. I WANT A BEAR MOM, OKAY? Geez.

Oh, for my birthday, the gang of us went to see The Avengers (again), including my seventy-three year old ever-so-properly-British boss. He stumbled out saying, "Pardon me, I believe I might throw up." I don't think he did though. Still, nice that he went.

Ah, what else... I dunno. I'm tired. HI INTERNET I'VE MISSED YOU HOW ARE YOU??