I finally got my office on Thursday. Now somebody else is in limbo for a while, but I'm all set. I moved all my stuff in, but I'm still waiting on my new computer. I guess it had to be reordered on Wednesday because the initial order did not go through for some reason. The guy said he was going to get overnight delivery, but I haven't heard anything about it yet (although I was busy on the FIB all day Friday).

The weather has been really nice here lately. Sunny and not to humid or hot. So much more comfortable now than in AZ.

I'm going to apply for beamtime at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I was checking out the website, when I found the online synchrotron status webpage. It seems someone in Canada really likes Star Trek.

I met up with my friend William and his girlfriend yesterday. We ate at a good Ethiopian restaurant in Georgetown. It was nice to catch up, especially since he's moving to Ohio soon. And, as per his request, here's a picture of our new backyard. Yes, it is frickin' huge.

Kelly and I had a great day today. This morning we took Gunner to Great Falls National Park on the Potomac and walked him around. The falls are really cool, and there are miles of trails to explore. Then we went and got sushi for lunch at this place in downtown Falls Church. Then we went and got library cards and the regional public library that's within walking distance from our house. It was a lot of fun spending time with Kelly, and decompressing from a stressful week. I really like where we live now, and there are lots of things nearby that weren't that convenient in AZ. Although now there are things that aren't nearby, like good Mexican food.

Kelly and I met up with Eulynn and Victor this weekend in DC. We ate at this awesome Vietnamese restaurant in Georgetown. Then we walked around a bit and ended up at a bar called Brickskeller that has like a thousand different kinds of beer from all around the world. It was a lot of fun, but we stayed out late and were very tired by the time we got home.

We also got our new VA drivers licenses. They look so much crappier than AZ drivers licenses, and neither of us are happy with our pictures. We did a bunch of shopping too, now that I've been paid, so our house looks a bit more organized. Now that that's over, we don't have to waste our weekends running errands or unpacking.

Happy 4th everybody! This week both Kelly and I started work. NRL looks like most military bases I've seen (I have a few uncles in the armed forces, so I've seen my fair share of military bases). I'd post a picture, but there are no cameras allowed on-site. I'm not even supposed to bring my laptop in. But I have to bring it in to work until my new computer arrives (I'm getting a new Sony Vaio laptop with a docking station, wireless keyboard and mouse, and a 24" LCD monitor). I don't even have an office yet until some science director guy gets back from vacation next week to officially assign me one. The weirdest thing so far is that most of the administrative staff leaves at 3PM every day. And I still have personal stuff to do to get us fully settled in here, like registering our cars in Virginia, and getting insurance policies. Hopefully I'll have most of that miscellanea done by the start of next week.