Introducing the third (and mostly silent) member of our household - Scooter. J’s actually had Scooter for four years, so I had to win her over after winning J over. She’s a rescue, so she’s pretty shy around other people, but once she gets to know you, you’re a friend for life.

Y wanted photos, so here you go

Quick Post Thanksgiving Update:

- Stayed at home for Thanksgiving with J - she cooked the whole meal (delicious). Kept up the traditions of the cranberry sauce out of the can and the PB&J sandwich. The Cowboys win made her day.

- Trip to LA and SD is on track. Fly into LA on 1/12 for my cousin’s wedding. First Indian wedding for J, but my mom will be there to provide play by play. Leave LA and drive down to SD on 1/15, to see C, T and Y. J is looking forward to meeting Y after all the buildup.

- India trip date is up in the air - probably early Feb. Again, mom will be there to provide play by play. I just need to work the dates with my current project

- Picked up a Motorola Q a couple of weeks back. Working very well for me, but only after purchasing/downloading some applications to make up for some deficiencies. TCPMP. the CV suite to read Office docs (the built in viewer had some issues), IM Plus, and Virtual Earth Mobile. Plus Bejewelled. Can’t have a portable device without Bejewelled. Also, I apparently have screwed up MissingSync somehow - going to have to figure out what’s going on there.

- Saw Happy Feet on Friday night. I’d rate it a 2.5/5. A little sappy and wields a a political 2×4 near the end. The film either needed more of Robin Williams (ala Aladdin) or none. And not as a mexican penguin. But overall the movie was still cute.

Noah Hathaway aka. Atreyu from The NeverEnding Story

The Smithsonian has a one pager in the current magazine on Cricket, with a rudimentary explanation of the game. No beer or meat pies.

We spent this weekend in NYC, attending the wedding of two of my old friends/colleagues, as well as just chillin - a combination of a 1 year anniversary and J’s 28th birthday rolled into one (plus a Christmas gift from J to me from 2005). Ate well, saw Spamalot, went to the Empire State Building at midnight, shopped 5th ave and went to the MOMA.

Great weather for September, so J and I decided to head up to the National Zoo. The new baby panda was taking a nap inside, but mom was talking her afternoon walk. Took a lot of photos, most of which were okay. A random sampling here.

J and I were a little restless this morning, and decided to hit up the Smithsonian. We started in at the Natural History Museum, and worked our way through the National Gallery and around to the National Botanical Gardens. Some snaps if you click on the chiclet