dear family,

It's been entirely too long since I posted anything! almost a month. Things are quiet here in Philadelphia. Mobility has been a bit restricted because of the lack of car. I have been aching to go out to Fairmount Park for a hike, and car is the best way to get there. I could ride my bike, but that would be a long ride to the very bottom of the park from our house. I guess I could do it anyway, seeing that all I want to do is ride my bike more and more.

work has been quiet. Went to scranton last week to assess thin ladies, and the session went well. We stay in the only hotel in the area that has a separate bedroom and living room set up (necessary to give people privacy when doing the body assessments), and this one has a nice pool and hot tub, and a "reception" every tuesday night with $1 beer and wine, plus snacks. I nipped down during a lull of assessing to get a glass of wine, which I stashed for after I was done pinching fat. good stuff. Ma, my co-worker who came along to help, and I went for a dip after all was said and done, and did some hot tubbing. good way to round off the day. Will be going back to scranton the end of april, and again the beginning of may.

Gavin suprised me with a concert Friday night. It was at the World Cafe Live venue, which is actually connected to my office building. It is run by a radio station, WXPN, which is Penn's student station, but is quite professionally run. The room we saw the show in had amazing sound, and we had reserved seats at the bar, which provided a clear view of the stage, and excellent sound. We saw a jazz show, and I was blown away. This guy named Charlie Hunter who played has a nine string guitar, with the usual 6 strings for guitar and then 3 strings for bass, so he plays bass lines and guitar riffs together. it's pretty much one guy playing two instruments at the same time very well. sometimes he would jam on the guitar, with accompanying bass, and other times he would do bass solos and rhythm guitar stuff on top. really impressive. After him there was an upright bass player named Christian McBride, who was also very good. He had an amazing band, and a near flawless drummer. great music all night. sometimes I just needed a break though - just too much goodness. like eating too much cake or something like that. I urge all of your to check these guys out. Charlie Hunter and Christian McBride.

Otherwise not much going on. Thank you CHRISTOPH, for looking at my essays for my premed program. Will be working on them tonight. I appreciate the time you put in. It's great to have an outside opinion.

Gavin has been busy working on his music. They have been recording a lot lately, and he just got some professional grade recording software called ProTools, which recording studios use. He's excited because with this software he can manipulate the sounds to a much greater degree. They have a "gig" (I put it in quotes because they will be playing at a flea market in south philly) in a few weeks. Fun stuff. loud though.

my love to all,
Hannah
- posted by H @ 4/10/2006 10:23:00 AM