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Random Bits

• My new favorite show that I've never seen a full episode of but have seen various clips: Flight of the Conchords
• Going to visit my in-laws next week - about time I got a hair cut
• Excited about Heroes Season Two starting up again
• Crostini and Labne - *contented sigh*
• Anthony Bourdain's non-fiction is decidedly better-written and more enjoyable than his fiction
• Going to see Sensai Abez avec HF Rat e Bebe Rat soon! Woot!
• If the Metro keeps catching on fire, I may have to demand to work from home sooner than I'm allowed.
• Treated myself to some Fresh Pink Jasmine Soap - smell me now, sukkahs!
• Getting anxious about our trip to Pakistan with ZP - any suggestions on food/sleep/play?
• Werner Hertzog is freaky
• Why, oh, why do the fattest people insist on sitting next to, if not directly on, me in the metro?

hi-yah!

Currently reading Comedy by the Numbers: The 169 Secrets of Humor and Popularity by Eric Hoffman and Gary Rudoren. Hee!

Currently listening to The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years by Elvis Costello. Woo!

Currently eating Trader Joe's Mac and Chee. Yum!

Currently watching Aliens in America. Hee!

Also, if you ever considered messing with me, please be aware that I am B.A.J.I. and you may want to reconsider.

Get Your Cyborg Name

Dog Days of Summer

With outside temps threatening to reach a 110 degree heat index, I think I will spend most of my day inside the air-conditioned confines of my office. That said, I don't feel like working right now. I need to catch up on e-mails, phone calls, and the like, but I'll start with me blog since it has been sorely neglected.

Um.

So, yeah, the newunion was fantastic. I can't report on the NY-NJ-PA leg since I wasn't there, but the DC portion was chock full o' laughs, ice cream, used books, photos, and late nights. Those who were up early got to walk to the neighborhood bagelry and hit up Safeway for breakfast fixin's (including, but not limited to, New York Super Fudge Chunk pints of ice cream that were inexcusably overlooked). Those who were up late got to enter into Scrabbie competitions and gup shup sessions that, on at least one occassion, featured a surprise guest appearance by 2 Scoops himself.

Oh, sure, the DC Fringe Festival was going on. Yeah, the national museums, zoo, and botanical gardens were within easy reach. But what did we do instead? Hit the Diner right around the corner and gorge. Lounge around Dupont Circle with used books. Send the girls off to walk to Georgetown and the waterfront while the boys and I and LB headed back to nap and/or read HP. At least on the drive to Eastern Market I got to point out the landmarks and monuments so that they felt that they were in the nation's capital instead of just any old city. Still, for a tiny weekend, we managed to pack in a lot of stuff: eating, walking, and bonding. Good times.

Meanwhile, in our daily lives, not much has changed. I'm still trudging to work and looking forward to the day when my commute will be 45 seconds instead of 45 minutes each way. TP has been keeping busy with work and a surprising influx of requests for interviews. ZP has graduated from toddling to walking to running. We had a visit from the folks and the Admiral last weekend. We'll be heading out to NC for a visit with TP's folks in a few weeks. And before you know it, we'll be breaking in ZP brand-new, fancy-pants, biodata-privacy-invading, high-tech passport on our way to Pakistan.


UPDATE: Ever wonder how to perform the elegant "Berries and Cream" dance? Wonder no more.