I feel like this mimics all my interactions with my {mom|fiancee}:

and this one for my uncles:

Both from http://damnyouautocorrect.com/

I don’t want it to seem like all I do is work. But…

My uncle and aunt in California gave Melissa and I an engagement gift of a credit to a nice furniture store in DC. Used it to get an awesome home office setup. I wish I got to use it more, but today is the perfect day to stay home and do some research.

The monument is sticking out in the background. The view is splendid.

For NYE, we went to Fripp Island, SC with some good friends. I’ll post some pictures shortly. The highlights were a great golf game with Mitch and an Oyster roast on New Years Eve. Regarding golf, let me just say that if Caroline is my scorekeeper, I might make par someday, otherwise there is no chance.

Flavorwire did a piece about the most beautiful University Libraries in the world.
http://flavorwire.com/240819/the-25-most-beautiful-college-libraries-in-the-world

Some of them are truly beautiful, like this library at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore:

I’m pleased that one of my almae matres made it to the list, Widener Library at Harvard:

But sad that UIUC did not make it with its ingenious underground library.

Did you know that by building the library underground, UIUC was able to keep the Morrow Plots, one of the oldest gardens in Central Illinois, in full sunshine!

I love this song more than words can express.

Sorry for my lack of posting. I’m busy leading a team here, created and released an awesome internal tool (http://trackconfig.opower.com), and started planning for a big event next yet. It has been busy, but i’m doing ok. Listen to the song and let me know what you think!

 
Click the picture to enlarge. from http://www.xkcd.com