i'm okay with cubicles.

This is one of the reasons I'm okay with working in an office.

playing with filters

1. Tred Avon River in Maryland

2. Eastern Shore of Maryland

3. Rocky Mountains

penguin books.

I love the design of penguin books.

Whenever I see their books, I want to buy them, even if I have the book or have read it already.

They're just that good.

while we're on Christmas.

We celebrated Christmas together as a team tonight. The conversation strayed to favorite Christmas movies, which made me think of my own choices.

"White Christmas", of course

"The Family Stone" is a new favorite

not to forget Jimmy Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life"

and can I slip in "Little Women" on a technicality

on birthdays and other joys.

My dear friend and former roomie (roommate for three full years! top that.) is celebrating her birthday today all the way across the ocean from me. I really miss you, Brenna Joy.

In other news, I'm not generally an observer of Halloween, but exactly one year ago today, I was navigating four little Saudi kids through a neighborhood to ring doorbells and earn candy for their costumes. Half of the time, we were trying to curtail the youngest's attempts to run out into the street, and it was a really hot evening to chase kids. But it was such a good time.


And still yet, I have had a really good week here. It's probably the best week I've had in London thus far. Several days, I've just found myself musing about how this is so unreal and how grateful I am that I am here.

london blog

You may already think I'm an excessive blogger, but hey, everyone is a geek about something.

I have launched a blog specifically for my London trip and for my friends, family, London supporters to read.

If you really like reading blogs, and if you really like reading my blogs, read this one concurrently with this blog. Believe it or not, I do intend to write about different things and maintain these as two very different blogs.

I'm calling it Picturesque from the Flat. Aptly named, I hope. But I don't yet know what the view from my flat in London will look like.

It'll be good. I promise. It already is.