rebeccmeister | Two things making me cackle with glee

My mood flipped yesterday and I don't entirely know why. Maybe because I'm reaching the point where finalization is inevitable for certain things, like printing my conference poster and departing for the conference?

Regardless - two things are making me cackle with glee today:

1. This morning,

scrottie and I had some initial discussion about plans for Thanksgiving. We have decided to have Thanksgiving on a Boat - his sailboat, specifically. Hmm, I don't know if it has a name, but if it doesn't, I'm pretty sure I am obliged to call it Princess TinyBoat. I'm sure there are plenty of remaining details to work out (inviting other folks, etc), but just the notion of Thanksgiving on a Boat gives me something fun to look forward to.

Updated to add: It's called "Free Spirit," which is a generic and dumb name, so I will still nickname it Princess TinyBoat, even though S points out it's not so tiny...

2. I have a new minion who is awesome. I want to get her to run enzyme assays. She just finished taking biochemistry and is super excited about putting all her arcane knowledge to immediate use. This is a phenomenal development.