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I thought about a PhD in Literature, French or Latin. Almost enrolled in Georgetown's MBA program. Toyed with the idea of studying graphic design. But instead I've been working on a home grown MBA and self-tutored digital illustration. I absolutely love my job in the coffee/service industry, and could hardly ask for a happier life, here fixing up my house, fiddling on my computer, smiling at my customers...Life is good. (Next stop: small business of my own?)

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Poly-Face Farm

The weekend after we got back from Jamaica, we drove down to the Shenandoah Valley in Viriginia with Mark's parents and stayed in a bed n' breakfast there.

On Friday we saw Shakespeare's "Henry V" in a cool replica of The Black Friar (which was one of the two original theatre's Shakespeare wrote his plays for). I didn't get any pictures, but it was very cool. Actors played many different characters. The audience may as well have been sitting on stage (and some were!) because the actors wandered out into the seats whenever they felt like it during big speeches. King Harry himself jumped of the stage and stepped along on the empty seats during a speech. It was VERY fun. Armor costumes were made out of catchers gear. :)

Then on Saturday we went to THE famous Poly-Face farm from Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma. The farm was everything I expected times ten. It was absolutely the most beautiful pastures of lush grass and dandelions. We got to talk to Joel Saladin's wife as well (Theresa, I think it was...she was pretty cool) :)



































































































Sunday, April 27, 2008

Jamaica

Mark and I have been quite the busy bodies this month.
Earlier this month we went to Jamaica--we won a free pass to a resort at a nightclub!

The weather was absolutely perfect. High 70's, not too humid, not too dry, no bugs. Perfect!
Unfortunately, in our vacation mode, we got a little lazy about toting Mark's big fancy camera around, and we missed all the best shots of the sunsets and the beach.

Here are some pictures we did get. Ya mon. (No problem)


























































If you look real close you can see a portrait of Bob Marley on the back of this shuttle.