Back to Work....

It's Wednesday and I'm back at work. The worst part about going on vacation is that you have to readjust to not being on vacation when you get back. Not good for someone like me who has motivation issues to begin with. But I'll survive.

This past weekend I spent a few days in New Orleans. For those of you who have never been, it's a hole. It smells bad as soon as you step out into the air, and it is one of the few places on the globe where the five second rule does not apply, even in doors. Yet, I had a blast and would like to go back again in a few months.

Friday I did the obligatory, go out to bourbon street, drink a lot and bar crawl thing. Did a jello shot that came in a 60 mL syringe, had some good southern bourbon in a bar built in the 1700's and ended up in a Karaoke bar that really wasn't all that bad. There was however, far less nudity than cops, and the girls gone wild videos would lead you to believe.

Saturday I got up slowly, went back to bed, got back up, and headed out around noon. Ended up in Jackson Square, a historic park where people set up and sell their artwork. Some really quality stuff i'll have to go pick some up if i ever decide to decorate my apartment. Also saw some real street performers for the first time. If you ever go I recomend seeing the guys that paint themselves with metalic paint and do the robot thing, and the carribean acrobats. Also ate at the crescent city brew house...great burgers and fries for a simple mid day meal. That night I hung around the casino and ended up winning almost 27 bucks.....yeah, i know, i'm a high roller.

Sunday i went to the D-Day museum. it's kind of off the main strip as far as the rest of the city is concerned, but it is one of the best museums i've ever been to. And it has a ton of stuff to see. It took me three hours to do about half of it, and i was skimming most of the stuff toward the end. Lot's of good info on how the decision was made to invade normandy and how it went off, as well as all the equipment and what went wrong. also a good bit on the pacific theater (that is the half i didn't get to).

All in all a pretty good trip. and we stayed with a guy who lives in a condo in what used to be a cotton mill. great industrial architecture, with real turn of the century wood floors. A bit small for me to live in permanently and lacks a yard, but definitely cool to see and visit once.

that's about it for my trip. now i'm at work trying to sort out all of this protein interaction business, and got to do some fun genetics problem solving. going to go now and try to get back in the work mode.