With all this free time, why do I feel so busy?

Hello old, neglected blog,
It's been a long time since we've had a chance to catch up.  I know, it's surprising, given that I am between jobs at the moment.  But I am intermittently very busy with finding the next job, and this is time not punctuated by anything very interesting or blog worthy. So there you have it. 

Actually, that's not true.  Yesterday was Matt's birthday- totally blog worthy!  Matt went for a nice bike ride on his "new birthday wheels" (read:expensive wheels he bought himself a month ago and is still really happy with) and we ordered a meat lover's pizza and watch Thor, which was exactly as awful and awesome as I expected.  If I hadn't been at the Science Center all day, I would have baked a cake gone to the store to get ice cream.

Speaking of the science center- it's so fun!  I'm starting to feel more confident on the exhibits, so I feel ok approaching people to encourage them a little.  My favorite is the atrium, which is the 4 story playground for rockets, parachutes and air cannons.  To me, its clear how play become science.  "Your rocket went so high!  Do you think it would go higher with different wings?  How did you make it spin like that?"  It's partly because kids never get tired of shooting the rockets.  (They tend to get a little bored of the laproscopy demos, and there isn't as much to say about an aquarium.)  And neither do I, apparently. 

I'm also starting to work with a group that is promoting girls in math and science, or as it is known, the STEM fields (Science, Tech, Engineering and Math).  My job right now is to come up with some online modules for a budding online community to have some STEM activities and prompt some interaction.  I've got some starts of ideas, but it is going to be challenging to find a way to meet all the design requirements for the site.  Like, there are some great science demos you can do for kids 10-14, but there is no reason for them to come back online and share.  And how do you use that to launch deeper exploration?  It's a fun challenge to break up the job hunting.  Bleh.  I'll let you know if that goes anywhere.  In the meantime my "job" is looking more like a job.  I've got more work for the week I'll be in Austin TX, which will keep me busy between BABY KISSING and BABY CUDDLING, my main plan for TX.