This will be short, because Geoff wants me to join him to watch Shark Week on the Discovery Channel....
Tonight we were invited by one of the radiology residents in my class (Jess) to join her and another couple for a sunset cruise in Mission Bay on her 20 foot sailboat. It is a modest but comfortable vessel and she's a good sailor. We all contributed to the spread of appetizers and drinks and enjoyed them all as we sailed until just after sundown. I got to steer the boat and no one got whacked by the boom. It was great!
Anyway, this is the kind of thing we get invited to out here.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Comic Con 2007
The first time I visited San Diego was in 2001 for the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, held in the Convention Center in the Gaslamp district of San Diego. After mingling with 35,000 of my colleagues, I realized that we must look to the public like a swarm of nerds, so I started calling us the "nerdoscientists." Well, I think we've been usurped.
Unbeknownst to us, for the past 37 years, more than 125,000 people from all over the world have been flocking to San Diego each year for Comic Con International. 
Lucky for us, this weekend was the 38th annual meeting.
Lucky for us, this weekend was the 38th annual meeting. 
Tauted as a celebration of pop art, this convention is as much about costumes as anything else. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to people watch, we headed downtown with our camera and shot a few (well 136) pictures. Here are some of the best, but if you're hungry for more (and a good belly laugh), just let us know, and we'll invite you to view our album on Shutterfly! So some were actually pretty cute...
(Check out the Vulcan chatting on her cell phone.)
My favorite were these three girls, who made their own costumes(someone please enlighten me as to who they're supposed to be).
(Check out the Vulcan chatting on her cell phone.)
My favorite were these three girls, who made their own costumes(someone please enlighten me as to who they're supposed to be).
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Planning your upcoming trip
Just so you know, we spend each weekend trying out new and wonderful things in our area in anticipation of your upcoming trip. (o;
So far, we've decided that you're going to have to check out the Zoo, we'll definitely want to take some time to explore Balboa Park , you'll love going to the dog beach (preferably the one in Coronado), and there are a bunch of great restaurants and bars even in our own little neighborhood that we'll want to take you to.
This morning, we took Mishka to Balboa Park for a walk before brunch. It was gorgeous. We could hear music drifting from a huge pipe organ within a Spanish-style amphitheater. The place is Spreckels Organ Pavilion, and the music was from a man was practicing in preparation for the free concert on Monday night. Up the way a bit was the spectacular 1920's Botanical Building at the foot of a long lilly pond full of koi. We took turns watching Mishka as the other explored the plants (Geoff loved the carnivorous plants, I didn't even see them!). Outside, a little old Mexican man with a sombrero was singing in Spanish with his guitar, and, when we threw a dollar in his guitar case, he started substituting the words "Thank you, thank you, thank you, berry much!" for the regular words to the song. It was totally worth it.
From there, we went straight to Baha Betty's to meet our new friend Kari for brunch. Kari is an interventional radiology fellow whom I met during orientation, so, unlike our other pals, we don't pay her to hang out with us. SD is dog-friendly, so Mishky came along. YUM!
I was in the mood to walk around, so we went back to the zoo and explored the snake and lizard exhibit, gawked at the gorillas and orangutans, and marveled at the
hummingbirds and all of the colorful birds in the aviary. Here's Clyde, one of the orangutans. We went to the sea lion show and can't wait to take our nieces to that. There are lots of little baby animals at the zoo at this time of year, too. The animals are surely amazing, but even if you never looked at a single one, the San Diego Zoo is so gorgeous and so relaxing that it would definitely be worth a visit!
We'll be ready to accept visitors once our renovation is complete. After that, we hope we'll see you soon!
So far, we've decided that you're going to have to check out the Zoo, we'll definitely want to take some time to explore Balboa Park , you'll love going to the dog beach (preferably the one in Coronado), and there are a bunch of great restaurants and bars even in our own little neighborhood that we'll want to take you to.
This morning, we took Mishka to Balboa Park for a walk before brunch. It was gorgeous. We could hear music drifting from a huge pipe organ within a Spanish-style amphitheater. The place is Spreckels Organ Pavilion, and the music was from a man was practicing in preparation for the free concert on Monday night. Up the way a bit was the spectacular 1920's Botanical Building at the foot of a long lilly pond full of koi. We took turns watching Mishka as the other explored the plants (Geoff loved the carnivorous plants, I didn't even see them!). Outside, a little old Mexican man with a sombrero was singing in Spanish with his guitar, and, when we threw a dollar in his guitar case, he started substituting the words "Thank you, thank you, thank you, berry much!" for the regular words to the song. It was totally worth it.
From there, we went straight to Baha Betty's to meet our new friend Kari for brunch. Kari is an interventional radiology fellow whom I met during orientation, so, unlike our other pals, we don't pay her to hang out with us. SD is dog-friendly, so Mishky came along. YUM!
I was in the mood to walk around, so we went back to the zoo and explored the snake and lizard exhibit, gawked at the gorillas and orangutans, and marveled at the
hummingbirds and all of the colorful birds in the aviary. Here's Clyde, one of the orangutans. We went to the sea lion show and can't wait to take our nieces to that. There are lots of little baby animals at the zoo at this time of year, too. The animals are surely amazing, but even if you never looked at a single one, the San Diego Zoo is so gorgeous and so relaxing that it would definitely be worth a visit!We'll be ready to accept visitors once our renovation is complete. After that, we hope we'll see you soon!
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