::CHECKING IN::

Work has been hectic -- last weekend (Einstein weekend!) I worked both days, so I'm having a me-focused day today, which will consist of dyeing my hair, painting my nails, doing laundry, cleaning up, having lunch with Austin, and a nap. Yay!

Then comes a thankfully short week of budgeting and generally fighting for my job, a weekend off, then another week in preparation for a working weekend (Reptile weekend!).

However, there is plastinated light at the end of my tunnel: two weeks from this weekend, we're going to Houston to see the Bodyworlds 3 exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.


And, what's cooler, the Alden Hotel, seemingly a destination unto itself, offers a package which includes 2 passes to see the exhibit plus 2 Metro passes for $155/night! That makes the modern, sleek room only cost $95, after the passes and parking savings. Exhale.