Headline on CNN.com: "Survey: Northeast has dumbest drivers" Couldn't agree more! (Well, I find dumb dirvers everywhere, but I think they are particularly dense in MA. "When faced with a written test, similar to ones given to beginning drivers applying for licenses, one in ten drivers couldn't get a passing score, according to a study commissioned by GMAC Insurance."

NAKED! Em and I went to see Take Me Out last night at the SpeakEasy Stage Company. A very well done, very funny show...and a very naked show with a HOT lead actor. When the theater wrote to us and warned us there would be nudity (yeah nudity) I thought it would be more a few minutes. It was many minutes and quite a sight to see about 10 men standing around, showering, talking, and goofing off NAKED. Not to mention, the lead was one of the sexiest people I've seen in a long time. *It looks like he had a small role in The Interpreter...and his bio said he was on Sex in the City, CSI, and Law and Order. I also found this well-written review, which sums it all up well.

Never Thought I'd Say It But... Props to A-Rod. The Yankee's third baseman has gone on record saying that he is in therapy, it is a great thing, and something for which you should not be ashamed. Big, strong men admitting that therapy, self-reflection and awareness, and looking to others for help, is always news I like to hear from role models. Too bad he plays for the bad team.

Returning to the Theater: Em and I head out to the final play of our subscription to the SpeakEasy Stage Company. We will be seeing "Take Me Out", which "chronicles the unexpected and dramatic turn of events when Darren Lemming, the most charismatic, successful and universally praised player in professional baseball, suddenly decides to come out of the closet." We hope to go to this play in July, which is a one-woman show about South Africa and it is supposed to be wonderful!

Yardley in the News: Some of you may remember my story from LAST year's MIT Reunions (the next one is next week!) about Yardley Chittick, the then-103 year old patent lawyer that comes to every Reunion, and the hilarious and touch story I heard about him (too long to type here). Well, apparently he is the OLDEST living patent lawyer and he was just honored. I love it!

Picture to Come But...: I was waiting until I uploaded the photos of last weekend's Samuel Adam's Brewery tour to discuss, but now there is a timely article in today's Globe about the brewery. See! I learned all of that on the tour...not to mention tried the Chocolate Boch (in addition to the Sam Adams Lager, SA Summer Ale and SA Octoberfest) The festivities were part one of the fabulous 33.3 Celebration for Nat.

I hate this fu*$ing weather! We had a record low high yesterday (as in the normal high is 70 and the high yesterday was 45).

In desperate need of some of this... Please!!!!! (While I'm putting in requests, I'd like some of this and this too.)

Going Back to School: I signed up for a new certificate program at Boston University this morning, a Certificate in Professional Fund Raising. MIT will pay for the course (only 12 classes, on Wednesday evenings this summer) and it is good for my professional advancement. I can think of few future jobs that a strong knowledge (and certificate on my resume) of fund raising won't be valued. Plus, since I already have a Masters degree, I have struggled to find programs and courses that fit the MIT Tuition Reimbusement Program. Hopefully not too much homework...ya know how I hate home work. ;-)

WLC Photos: Two slideshows of photos from the Women's Leadership Conference are now on the MIT web site. Check it out. (The slide shows are on the sidebar.)

Ya Had Me at the Headline: (thanks Marsh) Brazilian Town Declares Orgasm Day. Espertantina Mayor Felipe Santolia endorsed the May 9 holiday, which he said was intended to improve relationships between married couples. "We're celebrating orgasm in all its senses. There's even a panel discussion on premature ejaculation. But from what I've seen, women have more trouble achieving orgasm than men, especially in marriage," Santolia said by telephone from Esperantina, 1,300 miles north of Rio de Janeiro

Front Page News: "The state is expected to announce plans soon to build the MBTA's Green Line extension through Somerville and West Medford..." One proposed stop is 2 blocks from my house. Yeah increased property values! (and easier transit)

Vegas Baby: Tomorrow I leave for a very much needed vacation to Las Vegas! Of course we will go to the casinos, but we will also hang by the pool, go hiking, go to Hoover Dam, and sit on our asses! Yeah! Thanks to my parents for supplying the place to stay, and the excuse to get the hell out of Dodge...not that I need an excuse. I literally scampered down the street after I left work today. SO HAPPY!

More sharing at the WLC. 

Fun was had by all at the Women's Leadership Conference...including the Conference Coordinator. 

YEAH!!!!! The Conference is over...and was a great success! I will type more soon, but wanted to let you all know (whoever you are) that the WLC was great...I am totally exhausted...and ready for my trip to Vegas on Thursday (more on that soon too). Thanks you all of you who gave me an unbelievable amount of support over the last nine months, and especially the last week, as I worked on this project. Whew!

Funny Stuff Care of My Dad:
The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

Passover, 50 Cent Style: Very funny site with a Pesach greeting from 50 Cent. He he he!

Major Scientific Breakthrough: Scientists say they now know why some popcorn kernels resist popping into puffy white globes. To learn more, visit: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/21/popcorn.secret.ap/index.html

So, That's What the World Looks Like at 4 a.m.: Yup, you read right...I was up at 4 today, obsessing (aka planning) for my Women's Leadership Conference. A full page of notes resulted. We'll see what time I crash though...I'm going home for Passover today.