But enough about you

I was out of town 4/19 through 4/27 and it took longer to recover than usual because I got sick near the end of the trip - today was the first normal, productive day since before we left. I'm finally really back!

Some trivia:

I'm experimenting with tinted lotion to cover up my ghastly pallor. Results mixed so far - not as streaky and orange as I feared, but not completely unstreaky or unorange. Maybe I should have gotten something more expensive, but I thought I'd start at the low end and work my way up.

I saw a good friend from grad school today. She moved away about three years ago and I've really missed her. I wish she would move back, but things are going well for her on the east coast, so I guess we'll have to stick with occasional visits and emails. More local friends would be good - there's just no substitute for talking face to face.

I started a task today I'd been putting off for months. It wasn't nearly as bad as I feared. Now, as a reward to myself, I get to put together some of the LEGOs I got for 25% off at the math store. (The sale's still on, hurry in!) Because I'm that kind of LEGO freak.

Jon and I went to some open houses this weekend. We saw quite a range of houses, from amazing (but already sold) to soulless and cookie-cutter. I love this part of a house hunt - all dreams and fantasies. It's like trying on glamorous costumes and playing dress-up with your whole life.

First of May came and went - OFS has officially begun. ;)

Sit-ups good.

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I just read in Rachel and Steve's Christmas letter that Steve let his AI class shave a search tree into his head for scoring lots of bonus points.

The video could stand to be edited down a bit but if you want to see the final result, skip to the last minute. This is one of many reasons why I will just never be as popular a teacher as Steve. :)

(Hi, R&S! Thanks for the amusement this morning! Looking forward to seeing you in February.)