Forgot to post this last week, I've been working on this website for months, and it just launched on Friday! It's about Rove beetles, so not very interesting, but it's got some great pictures of Chile in the expedition section.

www.fieldmuseum.org/peet_staph/

Hey Jean!

BOBBY! is more like a combination of Tigger and Gomer Pyle - very eager, but not altogether with it. I get him all to myself (lucky me!) and I don't know what to do with him, I don't really have the time to sit down with him and show him the ropes. He's very very tall and douses himself with cologne. Oh well.

So when is this date happening? Have you talked to him on the phone? I'm so excited for you! Is he in the med field?

Hope all is going well for everybody - Krista I still need to send you that check - sorry for the delay! My life is an organizational mess right now!

Becks

Today, BOBBY! my new intern started. There was a repatriation ceremony to return some ancestral remains to this Canadian Indian tribe at the museum this afternoon and there was this big dance ceremony to commemerate it. Several museum vice presidents had been invited to join in the ceremonial dance with the tribal members and BOBBY!! saw this and turned to me and said "I'm going in!!" and ran into the circle and started dancing around with everybody. I don't think he was supposed to do that. I was laughing my ass off.

You guys are awesome - you really know how to cheer me up! I couldn't ask for better friends :)

I think any career change I make will take a long time to see through, but I was talking to my sister last night and she said that she always thought I would make a good buyer for a department store. It might be kind of fun, I have had offers before to become a clothing rep, and I do have all that retail experience... hmmm... i don't know.

Matt started the new job yesterday, I think it will be a good fit, much more within his comfort zone.

Other than that, Chicago is going crazy with Cubs fever, so I've been enjoying the games (this is the only time they're exciting to watch - when they're in the playoffs).

I'm flying out to Denver on Friday for Matt's sister's wedding, so it should be fun to get out of town for the weekend.

Hope you all are having a good week - enjoying the nice weather!

becks

Krista,

Give Erik my best - I hope everything goes okay with the MRI.

Let me pose a question to all 3 of you - what do you guys think I should do? Honest to god, I am so turned around at this point with what I want to do with my career that I don't know what to do with myself. I need suggestions! :)