Photographic proof I spent time in Boston...

 can be found here.

Belated Thanksgiving post

Yes I know yesterday was Thanksgiving, but obviously it is not a holiday over here so I was working.  Still, I did take some time to be thankful. I got some emails/Facebook messages/other electronic communiqués from friends and family; I am thankful for the great people in my life even if we are physically many miles apart. 

I spoke with all (yes all) members of my immediate family yesterday; in spite of differences, I am thankful I am still able to be in contact with them.

I went out with a bunch of people last night and I reconnected with the guy who was my office mate at the Uni when I was here last. We had a few drinks and a whole lot of laughs; I am thankful for friends like him; it feels like we just picked up where we left off a few years back. I am really thankful for the amount of laughter in my life.

In spite of frustrations, I am thankful for my job; I work with some amazingly great people, am doing something I love (and am pretty good at) and am able to live in a another country and explore different aspects of my life.

From the Most Surprising Thing to Happen This Year Department, I am thankful for J who makes my heart flutter.

Finally, as a person who is very visual, I am thankful that I get to see views like this in a regular basis:

No, this is not a sign gone awry...It's in Welsh (Cardiff Rail Station)

Larger view:

Amsterdam pics

Quick post. Some pics from Amsterdam:

B52s

So the concert was amazing! General audience, small venue, surprisingly cheap drinks; what's not to like!?!

Here is the view from where I was with my crappy mobile phone (I didn't know you could bring a real camera...wahhh! :( ) Although the pictures are wobbly, they certainly capture the whole energy of the moment, to quote. "...Everybody's movin', everybody's groovin' baby!..."

In hono(u)r of these pics...here's a stylised one of me and my ticket:

Luckily there are some really nice people (Rick and Mindy) who have a great set of pics on Flickr; their pics are here. Their review of the concert is here. Big thanks to Rick and Mindy!!!

My ears have stopped ringing, but I am still smiling!!!