So, studmuffin Steve and I are engaged now! We got back about 10 days ago from our trip to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia where we backpacked out to a backcountry campground and tied our tent to the tentpad. It was raining, so we downed a packet of lukewarm rice noodles and watched a pod of whales frolicking in the cove. Then it was naptime, in ( Read more... )

Some quick points about my trip to the UK so far ( Read more... )

I found myself this morning hopping around the kitchen with my cast on one foot, a crutch under one arm, tea in one hand, and a high-heeled shoe on.  I decided to practice walking around in my heels this morning to prepare me for walking around the research conference next week.  My balance was fine, but I think I need to raise the crutches up one ( Read more... )