Impending Travels and Other Unrelated Things
A couple weeks ago, I went to the zoo with some coworkers. Pictures start at the bottom of this page. More lion cub pics are here. I think they are noticeably bigger than the January pictures of them.
Also, Brooke and I saw Lady Gaga in concert. The Scissor Sisters opened and were amazing. I really wish their set had been more than 30 minutes. Pictures and some videos are here. There were so many amazing costumes and set pieces for the show. (Also in the audience. Fans really went all out on costumes.)
Rev. Al Sharpton spoke at my office last week for Black History Month. He is an amazing speaker, very funny, and excellent at getting his message across. I liked how he managed to highlight the African-American civil rights movement while always circling back to how you can't work for civil rights for some people unless you work for civil rights for all people with specific mentions of Latinos, the LGBT community, immigrants, the poor and working class, and women.
There is again the possibility of a government shut down if no budget passed by March 18. The previous deadline was March 4, but they managed to pass a stop-gap 2 week budget. Now if this shut down does happen, it won't matter much to me because I'll already be on vacation. I might not get paid for the days of the shutdown, but I wouldn't have to take leave either.
So anyone who wants something from London, Stonehenge, Cardiff, Llanfair PG, Edinburgh, or Glasgow, let me know soon. We're leaving on March 15 and coming back on the 26th. Also if you want a postcard, please email me your address. (
temve, please send me your address again. I accidentally deleted your last email.) I welcome all suggestions for sights to see, things to buy, and food to eat. I am so excited for this trip! I have made a packing list and a shopping list and google maps for each city, and I got a new credit card with no foreign transaction fees (Yay, Capital One! Boo, Bank of America!) to use while in the UK! My new passport will get its first stamps!
Also, Brooke and I saw Lady Gaga in concert. The Scissor Sisters opened and were amazing. I really wish their set had been more than 30 minutes. Pictures and some videos are here. There were so many amazing costumes and set pieces for the show. (Also in the audience. Fans really went all out on costumes.)
Rev. Al Sharpton spoke at my office last week for Black History Month. He is an amazing speaker, very funny, and excellent at getting his message across. I liked how he managed to highlight the African-American civil rights movement while always circling back to how you can't work for civil rights for some people unless you work for civil rights for all people with specific mentions of Latinos, the LGBT community, immigrants, the poor and working class, and women.
There is again the possibility of a government shut down if no budget passed by March 18. The previous deadline was March 4, but they managed to pass a stop-gap 2 week budget. Now if this shut down does happen, it won't matter much to me because I'll already be on vacation. I might not get paid for the days of the shutdown, but I wouldn't have to take leave either.
So anyone who wants something from London, Stonehenge, Cardiff, Llanfair PG, Edinburgh, or Glasgow, let me know soon. We're leaving on March 15 and coming back on the 26th. Also if you want a postcard, please email me your address. (
temve, please send me your address again. I accidentally deleted your last email.) I welcome all suggestions for sights to see, things to buy, and food to eat. I am so excited for this trip! I have made a packing list and a shopping list and google maps for each city, and I got a new credit card with no foreign transaction fees (Yay, Capital One! Boo, Bank of America!) to use while in the UK! My new passport will get its first stamps!