Boston vs. San Diego

Today, Boston was warmer than San Diego. It was 68 degrees in San Diego, and 69 degrees in Boston. This afternoon, some friends and I left work and went for ice cream at JP Licks (named for Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood here). People were playing whiffle ball and frisbee and laying on the grass of the Harvard Medical School Quad. People enjoy the sunshine in San Diego, too of course, but there's more of a sense of rejoicing here, as it's been such a long time since the weather's been so nice.

And Mom, the flowers outside my apartment are magnolias.