A week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

My Christmas

was very nice. Hope yours was too!
Also, happy 2012.

Precious

My sister Megan had a baby! I love my little nephew Grey. He is a perfect little person.

Walking

I really love walking. I have been lucky enough to be able to commute on foot to work and/or school for the past 11 years. It's one of my favorite things about my life.

I created this very amateur sped-up video of (most of) my current walk to work. Yes, I walked to work with a GoPro camera strapped to my head, but I took it off before I got to State St. I want to get better at doing videos with this thing, so here's my first try.

Music by Ramona Falls

September

Since it's October now, I thought I'd better post a few photos of my September adventures.

Go Pro

Untitled from Robin Openshaw on Vimeo.

A few photos of Saturday's adventures with my new toy.

New Orleans

 At the end of June I got to spend a week in New Orleans for the ALA Annual Conference. I went to lots of classes, did LOTS of walking, and ate lots of gelato. I also tried all of the classic New Orleans foods that were listed in my travel guide book: po'boys, jambalaya, gumbo, catfish, beignets, and muffalettas.
I unknowingly booked a haunted hotel, and staying there for 6 nights was one of the scariest experiences of my life. We went on a ghost tour of the French Quarter, and our hotel was the 2nd stop on the tour. Yay! No sleeping for the rest of the trip.
We saw some live jazz at Preservation Hall, which was excellent. I loved exploring the French Quarter and especially liked all the bright colors, wrought iron, shutters, and gas lamps.
Overall, I had a fun time in New Orleans, but was very ready to go home. I'm glad I got to visit, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to live there!
See more photos here.