Congratulations!

Forrest and Erin! I hope your wedding day is everything you hoped it would be. Best Wishes and many blessings to you both.

Oopies!

As part of the ongoing mission to discover the source of my chronic fatigue, my doctor recently provided me with some sleep drugs to try. Her instructions to me were, "Take one pill, half an hour before bedtime." What she should have said was, "Take your pill and make sure your ass is physically in bed ready to sleep with in five minutes or your legs will collapse under you mid-tooth brush."

This majorly strong drug also had the unfortunate side effect of making me oversleep this morning so that I was late to work. Lucky for me, I'm always late to work so no one really noticed but I was deeply ashamed anyway. Needless to say, I will only be taking a half a pill tonight; right as I turn out the light.

"These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which, as they kiss, consume."

Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene VI

Day 4

Today improved considerably as it went a long.

Originally, I was super stressed out about having to give an oral presentation to a group of brilliant and capable colleagues but it went better than expected and I got some good feed back that I will be incorporating into my fall travel presentation. I also really enjoyed the sunshine, small group discussion and overall good company that was sprinkled throughout today's activities.

I am a little sad to be making friends with so many amazing people only to turn around and never see them again. However, I suspect I may succeed in tricking at least a hand full of them into staying in touch. YAY!

I will not be sad to say goodbye to cafeteria food. Lactose intolerance and buffet style DO NOT MIX!

Tomorrow's plan: Mission Beach with the Office Boys and a relaxing flight home. I can't wait!

Day 3

I have no memory of this day. I suspect this is because my brain rebooted after it came close to exploding at the end of 12 hours of intense lecture and discussion. At least no punches were thrown during the diversity discussion.

Day 2

The Padres may suck but they have a super cool sand pit you can play in during the game and interesting fans who have been known to bark at a fan or two.

Other amusing moments from the evening include: an awkward encounter with a waitress from The Tilted Kilt and a highly competitive game of shot gun, which, I lost only to find that I had actually won when the official rules for "Shotgun" were determined the following morning.

I love my job.

Day 1

San Diego is great so far! I only wish I didn't care so much what other people think of me. I hope it's sunny for the Padres game tomorrow.