well, i’m glad i got married so i can have a good excuse for not putting up a blog in 2 months, otherwise i can’t think of a good reason! if anyone is still reading this website, i’m pretty impressed. so if you didn’t get our card, it’s because we don’t have your address anymore and you probably don’t check this website anyways. but you can check out our supercool wedding website for pictures and all kinds of fun stuff. the whole week was great and the day itself better than expected. i really had an amazing time and the ceremony felt special. most importantly, the whole time in hawaii just felt like us, which is what we were going for.

since we’ve been back, work has picked up quite a bit. i’m trying to find a balance of getting all my stuff done and trying not to work too many hours, which is a challenge. i had the chance to visit my dad in san diego before a stanford LA event, which was a good time. we’ve been catching up with friends, heading to as many friday dinners as possible and playing lots of agricola. the game is so fun and seeing it play out with five people was completely different. i love board games, free fun!

i’ve also been racing against the library constantly. we had been extending holds like crazy and so i’m always trying to catch up and turn in books on time. i guess it keeps me on my feet and reading, but quite a few of these books have been non-fiction, so i don’t pick them up as often.

right now the international film festival is going on in the city. i wish i hadn’t been sick last week or i would have caught a lot more films. i think the only way to really enjoy them is to take a couple weekdays off and watch several in a day. we went to a late night showing friday of ‘cargo’ which is the first swiss sci-fi to come out. it was actually great and not too scary, as i thought it might be. i love film festivals because you see plot concepts that are not so mainstream and overdone. plus, you actually come across new and talented actors/actresses instead of the same old faces.

don’t worry, it won’t be so long until my next update and i’ll put up some pictures from our recent hike at monte bello tonight. happy monday!