This is a belated picture of my spring break trip with my Mom to NYC. I had a freakin awesome time, I really enjoyed having her visit. This is on Liberty Island (is that the name of the island that the statue is on? That's just my guess.

I'm officially done teaching for the semester, just have to finish up some grades. What's more, I've been named Head TA for next year, so I'm done teaching for over a year. Woohoo! I'm psyched about that one.

We had an Earth Sciences Symposium over the weekend, it was exhausting but great. Lots of participation, though I burned out on rocks by the end. I didn't think that was possible.

Most exciting recent development is that I finally have someone to play guitar with. He's a friend of a friend, but is quickly becoming my friend. He likes the same kind of music I do, and although he's certainly better than I am, he seems to not mind it. So summer is kicking off, and so is the guitar. The song of the moment is New Slang by The Shins. It makes me smile.