If you prefer photos, you can see a nice sample, including my second lifetime tux wearing in the pictures displayed here.

I dropped off Pandora successfully at her temporary home with Emily’s cousins in Altadena. The meowing calmed to once a minute after about 45 minutes and then once every 3-5 minutes after about 90 minutes.

I met Russ’ new main squeeze, Cyn. I also met Octocat.

I went on a long hike with Jake, Fish, Gris, DK, Eliaii, and Jake’s college friend Vlad to serve as his “bachelor party”. Highlights included discussing how much time the human species has left on the planet and playing frisbee over a pond at the base of a waterfall near JPL.

I also threw a frisbee around in the Pacific Ocean.

I puttered around in a pool at the infamous AIG-junket resort – a pool where 40+ people were around the pool but only 3-5 were in it at any given time, only 1-2 of them strangers to me.

I saw Jake get married.

I had perhaps my best-ever visit to Disneyland, including my first trip to California Adventure and the corresponding Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, which may be the best ride ever. We also had dinner in the Blue Bayou, the fabled restaurant inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

I visited the turtles in Santa Barbara. You’ll love Santa Barbara!

I drove home to start packing.

One week till departure. Half a year till 2010.