I felt like we got to Maine and were basically winging our vacation, even though I spent about a day planning the trip (half a day booking lodgings and another half day researching the national parks) and I've been to the same area with my family before. I even failed to acquire a guide book of any sort and my aunts who take their families to ( Read more... )

We're back from the Caribbean, safe and sound. Most of the trip was pretty good: Jon and Lucky approved of the cruising concept and both are interested in taking more cruises. I was disappointed because I remember them being more awesome: I remember kids club being more than babysitting (Lucky watched Frozen and Despicable Me multiple times in his ( Read more... )

I have no cope this morning, and my head is itchy and I can't wash it, so you get a post.Jon and I went to a scuba refresher last night, just in case the dive shop on Grand Cayman decides to be anal about things. Last time I'd been scuba diving was almost 3 years ago and those people got all pissy when we were on the boat to the dive site and ( Read more... )

I decided Julian and I needed to go on vacation before the end of the year, partly bc he gets holiday blues, partly bc he'd failed at going on vacation twice in 2 weeks, and possibly bc I'd been looking through pictures of our last (amazing) vaca for a week straight. I originally suggested we hop a same-day flight to New Orleans, but he argued ( Read more... )

I'd like to claim I wasn't really in the mood for the High Holidays this year because they came so early, but whatever it was, I feel kinda guilty. Jon and I had agreed to check out synagogues in Brooklyn after last Yom Kippur, but we never got around to it and he didn't want to commit to a shul for all the services without having been there before ( Read more... )

Fri morning, I have coffee with my last boss. He looks like a retiree: his hair is whiter, his paunch is larger, his dress and feel are more casual. I was sad when my ride turned up: I enjoyed talking about the Civil War, early American history, travel, Princeton, and what he's been up to far too much ( Read more... )

Last year's Adirondacks weekend was amazing -- and this year (eventually) topped it. GMac planned a weekend of varied, classic climbing experiences.

Weds morning, he picked me up at Albany bus station and we drove to Roger's Rock Campground. We rented a CANOE! for our approach. Even at my slow pace, we got there in 20mins, as opposed to the 4hrs ( Read more... )

The emergent themes of the weekend were navigation failure and decision fatigue. Bc my roofdeck is closed and boats on the river were overpriced, our sole July Fourth activity was a barbecue at Lbro's place, hosted by Bbro for his friends, what with Lbro being in Switzerland and all. I'm glad we went bc not only does my brother not know how to work ( Read more... )

I walked through Lincoln Center at matinee time earlier, to get from my therapist's office to the library, and was delighted to see all the old people in their nice clothes get off their buses and cross to the theater. It reminded me how awesome my city is, that people flock to it from all over ( Read more... )