Addendum: Mike informs me that the rabbit-deer that I saw were Mule Deer. Damn, and I thought I had discovered a hidden race of giant bunnies.

My last day in Carlsbad for awhile. John and I are driving back to Los Alamos this evening. I've been here for almost a month.

I came to New Mexico to work at Los Alamos for the summer. I spent exactly three days there and then promptly came down to Carlsbad, where I've been since. The bean counters in the X Division office are starting to wonder if I exist and whether or not I should really be getting these paychecks.

Since I report directly to John and I can do my work from anywhere, it doesn't matter where I am in terms of productivity. But The Man™ isn't very flexible so it's time to make an appearance in my office.

The Pros:
I'll get to play ultimate again with the Los Alamos team. I'll be less distracted by the caves and more likely to get good studying done for my qualifying exams. I'll be in a town with other people my age. Chili Works Breakfast Burittos, baby!

The Cons:
No caving. No river in the back yard. A smaller apartment. Having to sit in an office for 10 hours/day. Los Alamos seems to be cursed lately, what with the fires and the floods and the missing secrets; I expect to be infested with locusts or something before the summer is up.