January 26th, 2003: Not Cold Enough Here
I visited Laurel in Vermont. It was cool to finally get the chance to check out her (very nice!) house and see how she and Steve were doing: well enough, it seems, but I can see why they're pondering a trip to Hawaii.
Classic pretty winter conditions.
And those skis are just so cute.
Caused by some sort of air vent.
The various pets seem to be dealing with the conditions well. Lady especially seems to be happy to play in the snow, although she seems to me like one of those dogs that's happy all the time, so maybe that's not saying much.
One new danger the pets are going to have to watch out for is the carnivorous plants. I'm not worried.
A thin border between life and death...
A few miscellaneous shots:
My cozy quarters.
The Red Menace!
The Black ... Lump of Apathy, I guess.
January 23rd, 2003: Caffeine at Work
This is what you get when you drink two cans of Coke around midnight:
It's really weird... for the past week, I don't think I've gone to bed before 4:00 AM or so. And until this week, I've been going to bed much earlier. And I don't even have work to do now. Bizarre.
January 11th, 2003: The Sequel
Now we have new glasses and a haircut. The result is... well, hopefully we can agree on "better", and that's as far as I'll press my luck.
January 9th, 2003: New Glasses
After six years, the new model arrives. I need a haircut, but I think they look pretty nice.
Here's a bonus photo of my roommate Austin. I think Mike took it. I certainly didn't.
January 5th, 2003: Nineteen
Birthday today. Some nice presents and a nice dinner with family. Then returning to school and another nice entryway birthday shindig thing -- we finished off the birthday cake from home pretty easily.
This was the pristine version.
Naturally, it didn't last long.
And, as a side note, this is basically the only picture I took during our ski trip last week in Montreal. I have to admit the leather jacket look is pretty cool (jacket "borrowed" from Ilya when he was in the other room). Makes my default scowl look a bit tougher. Grrr.
Don't mess with this badass!
Yeah boyee!
