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I got to see the terracotta warrior exhibit at the National Geographic Museum tonight. It was pretty amazing to see the figures and I can't even imagine what it would be like to see hundreds and hundreds of them all lined up and ready for war in China. I also find it fascinating that they were just discovered in 1974, it makes me wonder what else is still out there waiting to be unearthed.

Photo Tag

This is a photo tag,
Rules:
1. Open your first photo folder
2. Scroll to the 10th photo
3. Post the photo and the story behind it
4. Tag 5 or more people the story behind the photo above

This was a quick trip to NYC over MLK weekend. I got to play with Shelly and Ann and some guy whose name I can't remember because they happened to be visiting NYC that weekend too. This photo was taken while waiting outside for our table at Serendipity and because I'm a tactile person, I wanted to touch the fake trees in the planter box to see how they felt... the green ones were the softest.

Tag: Louise, Frances, Jenny, Lisa, Kelly

I'm one of you now

I came back from Utah and came down with a terrible cold. So if you talked to me on the phone, no I was not crying about anything, just stuffed up. When I got to the end of my dayquill and nyquill, I thought to myself "what if this isn't just a cold?"

So I sent a text message to my neighborhood pharmacist and asked "How do I know if I have a cold or have suddenly developed allergies?"

Within 2 minutes I got a reply (my neighborhood pharmacist is very good) "if your boogers are clear then it's allergies" I blew my nose to check.

Lo and behold, after 30 blissful allergy free springtimes, I have developed allergies.

Now I have to go buy some zyrtech-D- this is all your fault Virginia.

2nd Annual Ski Trip

Ahhhh, the beautiful snow.

It doesn't make for the prettiest pictures, but it sure does make getting down the hill a lot more fun.

John (orange) and Michelle (white) were animals and skied all four cottonwood canyon resorts in four days. I only made it to two, partly due to time constraints from a layover in Phoenix and some family pictures, and partly due to the fact that I'm still a little gimpy and weak from that whole broken leg thing.

We stayed at the cabin, and I've just got to say that it's one of my most favorite places in the world. And I know that someday the army camouflage carpet is going to have to be replaced, but it'll be a shame when that day comes.

I beat John in scrabble, and then he beat me (but I beat him by a lot more than he beat me). Michelle got to see "So I Married an Axe Murderer" for the first time and we all laughed heartily because that movie is hillarious. And I got to see the two most adorable little baby girls in the world.

All in all, I would say it was a pretty successful long weekend.

I'm glad I'm not famous

This is a picture of Vladimir (one of the other school reps), myself, and one of the Indian families that asked to take a picture with me at the Red Fort in New Delhi. It was interesting to have people ask you to be in their pictures, normally I just like to pop in the background and make funny faces.

The trains

Last night I boarded a train in India. I'm not entirely sure where I've ended up, but it feels a little like Darjeeling Limited. The train was just fine, but I am quite glad that I've got my little friend Harish with me to take me around, especially since I don't know where I am.... somewhere between Hyderabad and Chennai.... I think.

And we've actually got a couple hours to go see a famous temple in between visits with students at the two different offices here in blank, so that's going to be a lot of fun.