Voyage

Last day of work today!

Bittersweet.

Bitter because I'll miss everyone and this GORGEOUS campus and such, sweet because of all the deliciousness. Lunches, coffees, etc. in the goodbye-to-a-coworker fashion make me a happy girl with a stomachache :)

Speaking of happiness and tummyaches, we went out for a bon voyage hoorah (#1, that is) last night.

It was at The Arsenal, which is adorable. Yet another place that I wish I would have discovered, oh, two years ago, rather than two days before I pack the car...T and J (ignore the awkward stare...I promise that J TOTALLY knew I was going around, camera in hand...)
Have I mentioned lately that I love love LOVE stringed lights at night? Well, in case I haven't said it, I love them. That's all.We MAY have made a pit stop on the way home...Just fries, please. Oh, and a chocolate shake. Mmmmm. Last trip to In & Out! *tear* (and excuse me, but I just love this picture. Is that chiseled jaw delicious or WHAT) M got a little sleepy and decided to take a yoga-mat-pillowed nap. Er...., I wouldn't do that...Oh well. Germy ignorance is bliss...? What?Yes, STILL in line...Mmmm, chocolate shake...

Today's whiteboard quote (it's a long one, but it'll be the last I ever leave to my hallway peeps so I had to make it good:
"We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Glimpses

Friday, 4:37pm.

Stuck in traffic, yes, of course, but would you just look at that sky!

Saturday, 12:29pm.
Tom Bergin's oh Tom Bergin's, why didn't I come to you more this year?

Love the shamrocks lining the walls and ceiling...

Even the bathrooms are awesome!

Tandem sip watching the ND game (very sad).

Sunday, 9:18am.
No pics here, sorry. Met miss badassness herself Liz for breakfast, who somehow put up with my caffeine-mad ravings as I talked her ear off... Good times! (why didn't I order decaf? I was passed out by 8:30pm from the crash...)

Today's whiteboard quote:
"First, say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do." ~Epictetus

Weekend in Pictures

(Above: video chatting with the PA folks on Sunday evening)

Friday night karaoke

(no explanation needed for this, obviously)

(M and I at our booth at the Gas Lite in Santa Monica)

(A half hour later he MAY have sang Dancing in the Dark and I MAY have been onstage with him, Courtney Cox style)

(so ashamed....)

Saturday

(with friends a la maison RB on Saturday night)

Sunday

(he gets to eat a muffin, drink a coffee and read an interesting book (Blink, if you're curious). I get to read the DSM-IV desk reference and drink...hot...water. So much fun.)

Today's whiteboard quote:
"In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles."
~David Bon Gurion

ps: This is a 4-day work week for me. I'll tell you why tomorrow.
pps: I'll finally let go of my soon-to-be awesomeness that I've been talking about for awhile, this week. Wednesday, I think...

Photo Collage: Wednesday's Drive to Work

Let's get started. Departure: 6:44am.

Why am I able to take all these pictures while I'm supposed to be driving?

Because for most of the trek, this is what my speedometer looks like:

Anyway, this'll be a ride along with me on the highways of LA. Be thankful, those of you who don't have to jump on interstates twice a day! Some of the views are kinda nice though...

In the home stretch...

Campus sweet campus.

Unlock office door (check),

Open blinds (check),

Turn on candle warmer (I have a thing for smells, what can I say),

Water office plant,

And post today's quote.

Happy Wednesday!