And the rest.

I'll just wrap up, yes? I'll just squoosh the remaining months together. The rest of the year involved settling back into Chicago life, but that didn't mean that there weren't a few adventures: DC, Las Vegas, New Haven,  Madison, LA, and a giant family Thanksgiving in Tennessee. I spent time at the wonderful Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago [including an all-day bird symposium -- if you read this, Josh, I am heading in a birder direction...], spent a gorgeous snowy evening with Andrew Bird, realized that I was in my thirties, and bought an accordion. 2013, I'm ready for you. I'm sure it will be plenty weird, and I'm crossing my fingers for just as wonderful.