To the transporter room!

So, today is my sister Annie's 21st birthday. It's times like these when I wish that someone would hurry up and invent the teletransporter they use on Star Trek. It would be so handy (once they'd worked out the safety kinks) to just be able to beam over to Chicago and rematerialize in my mother's living room. Annie and I could head to a classy bar, get a picture of her triumphantly flashing her I.D. at the bouncer, and catch up over a few of the fruity cocktails she likes.

Because the great scientific minds are worrying about other things these days, my birthday greetings will have to be made via my stubborn phone here, where apparently the loved ones at home can only get a vague impression of what I'm saying (Happy Earth Day!). And a post on my blog where I get to mention how awesome she is. Which she is. Happy Birthday, sis.