“The Real Thing”

I’ve been wanting to see a Tom Stoppard play staged live for years and years, since I first read the play in 1999 or 2000 (ish). And I just found out that it’s playing here in Vancouver tonight… so, yes! I’m totally going to go see it! 🙂 Hooray!

more pics from Vancouver

From Vancouver 2009 A few tidbits about my day today. I went to a couple of conference panels this morning, one of which was fascinating, and then headed out for Greek for lunch with friends from UT-Dallas. We found another amazing restaurant (so far, Vancouver is 3/3 on excellent meals!) and ate WAY TOO MUCH …

apparently, I’m a “freakin’ genius”

I’m WAY too modest to ever call myself even a regular genius, much less a “freakin’ genius,” but my good friends from UT-Dallas have been having a bit of a Liz lovefest on facebook today, and that’s their conclusion. Since I think they’re all pretty freakin’ awesome, too, I’ll trust their studied judgments. 😉 Soooo… …

written en route to Vancouver

DATELINE: On a plane somewhere between Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and Vancouver, British Columbia So, here are some initial thoughts about my current location. First, there are two Canadian high school groups on my flight to Vancouver. One is a group of environmental science students who just spent two weeks in Costa Rica. Cool! Another is …

why am I awake?

It’s 2 a.m. and I should be asleep. Evidence seems to suggest that I’m not, however, and that sucks. I don’t cope well with a lack of sleep… though, it doesn’t happen often, so at least I can be thankful for that. At least in this case, I have a theory (who knows how valid …

downshifting is hard to do

I’m back from vacation now, all unpacked and settled in at Chez Liz. Rags is napping at my feet. And I have to tell you — it sucks. I mean, sure, no vacation can last forever … real life always intervenes, and I get that. I’m just sad that the week seemed to go by …

Hawaii rocks!

The first two days in Hawaii have been awesome … we have done an around-the-island drive, gone to the USS Arizona Memorial, shopped for souvenirs at the swap meet, seen the Pali Lookout and found a couple of really neat off-the-beaten-path trails, and made a couple of fantastic dinners. I am having such a great …