Sex in the News: Today I have learned of: an article explaing "persistent sexual arousal syndrome (PSAS) experience constant, unprovoked feelings of excitement", an article about Internet controlled sex toys, and an article considering whether or not there is a such thing as being asexual.

Famous Tomas: See the cute kid on the bottom left corner of this Filene's ad??? Its Tomas, the adorable (one of three) son of my friends Amy and Jose. A star is born!

27 Out of 50: (No not, in in the NCAA) BBC has published 50 foods to try before you die. I am 27/50. I must say, there are few things that are not on my list that I really feel the need to add. Haggis? Guinea Pig? No thanks.

Two days, ten people simultaneously on the roof, hundreds of shingles thrown from above, and $6800 later...there is a new roof on my house. Woo woo! (sarcasm)

Travelin' Fool: Lots of planes in the next few months...upcoming travel update...
March 15- Philadelphia for MIT event
March 24- Cleveland to see Rebecca and go to family celebration
April 8- Chicago and Detroit for work events (I hope to see my high school chemistry teacher in Chigago!)
May 2- Croatia, Slovenia and Venice with an alumni trip
June 2- St. Paul for college reunion
June 10- Cape Cod with MIT alumni for post-Reunion (no plane involved in this one)
June 20ish- Washington DC and NYC for work retreats

Back from LA: I returned last night from a great, non-work related, trip to LA. Some of the highlights included...
- The Huntington Library Gardens. Gardens included an herb garden, children's garden, Shakerspearean garden, rose garden (not many roses), Japanese garden, and overall gorgeous grounds.
- Silver Lake neighborhood. Cool vintage shops. Hip people. Bought a cool new "un-Kim" shirt.
- Malibu. Wow! We took a beautiful drive through Laurel Canyon, where I exclaimed "Oh my God, look at THAT house" about 300 times, and ended overlooking the ocean. We took a nice little walk to look out over the water and drove down the PCH through Malibu to Santa Monica. Love it!
- Fabulous food. Dinner at Mexican restaurant that has no written menu but a fabulous five course meal, and at a sorta Carribean/Latin tapas place. A fabulous breakfast with eggs, fabulous homefries, 9 grain toast, and turkey sausage (and a gorgeous waiter). PLUS $1 ice cream sandwiches at a place where you pick two warm homemade cookies and your flavor of ice cream!!!!!
- Wonderful company. I had a great visit with both Paul and Judi. I wish that it wasn't so far to LA, as I would go more often if I could. The airfare is reasonable and I just love seeing my friends out there. If only there weren't 3000 miles between here and there.

Sad Sad News: Dana Reeves, widow of Christopher Reeves, died of lung cancer at 44. Not only did the world lose a strong, courageous spokesperson, but more importantly, her poor children lost a second parent.

I'm All for Paradigm Shifts But...: Hood College has named a lesbian woman Homecoming King. A transgendered person I can understand, but I am not sure if we want to equate being a lesbian with being a man. Am I the only one that thinks this might send the wrong message?