Assorted stuff

Last week I bought tickets to Avenue Q, which is coming to San Francisco in August. (We also saw Altar Boyz here last month; we’ve seen both shows previously in New York.) Speaking of theater, I recently got the sheet music books for Big River and Altar Boyz and have been playing some of the songs when I visit my mom’s house. I really need to get a digital piano for our own place. Aside: the other day my mom gave away the Hammond Piper II organ that we’ve had since I was a kid; I should find and scan an appropriately corny photo of young me playing it.

On Monday, after double- and triple-checking my taxes both online and on paper (and by paper I really mean fill-in PDFs and calculator), I finally filed my returns. Part-year taxes can be such a pain. Having done them a few times over the last few years, I know of what I speak. I guess I can just be thankful that I have relatively simple returns. Thom, let’s never move out of state again. Kidding. Sort of. Not really.

Thom has a new iPod. I can barely contain my seething jealousy. Well, it’s a kind of mock jealousy. Actually I hardly use my iPod anymore; ever since I started working from home, I listen to my music directly from my computer. Thom has a longer commute than he did in Arlington, so he uses his iPod in the car, especially to listen to podcasts. Speaking of podcasts, I should mention that Thom, who works at UCSF as you might know, is the voice of their Science Café podcast. If I ever miss hearing his voice, I can just fire up iTunes and listen to him talk about scientific research. Heh.

This Sunday, Forbidden Island, the tiki bar in Alameda, is having its first anniversary party, and then that evening we’re going bowling at Sea Bowl in Pacifica. Last month I bowled for the first time in over ten years, and to my immense surprise I didn’t completely suck! Have a good weekend, folks.

Two weeks ’till we leave for the Philippines!