California was awesome. I didn't really do much in terms of touristy stuff, but I got to spend a lot of time with Christine. She seems to be adapting to Californian life pretty well. She's adopted some of the local customs and culture (see Image 1).

Image 1: C Dogg (there are 2 g's because she's "keepin it real")

I'm just joking about the gangsta stuff of course. I just taught Christine to make the Westside sign a few minutes before I took the picture, but she really does seem to be enjoying herself in California. We spent some time in San Francisco, which is just a beautiful city.

Image 2: Christine and I @ Alcatraz. At the time I said, "I never knew it was so close. I could swim that."

It was pretty hard to leave, but on the bright side Christine's going to be in Waterloo for Gradball in about a month.

Here are some choice pics from IRS/IRC day:

Image 3: My roommates and I show off our bulging biceps and our impaired fashion sense


Image 4: The Ring!


Image 5: Everyone thought Mon's shirt was very cute. After 30 guys crowded around her, she wisely decided to change.


Image 6: The Tool! (UW Engineering's mascot)


Image 7: IRS!

Lots of IRS pictures are available at the Gradcomm website.