More extra money...

Last night we got our first wedding present in the mail, $500 from my dad, sent early so we'd have it for our Europe trip (on which I promised it would be spent). I didn't expect him to send so much. I feel guilty. I have more money than he does already. But I took it straight to the bank, because it would be a lot worse not to take it than to take it.

Today I'm wearing capris and my hippie sandals (seriously... they're 100% hemp ones I picked up at a pro-marijuana rally last year). I suppose I'm courting that early spring cold, which I shouldn't do. Now would be a bad time to get sick, right before a biz trip and vacation. Speaking of which, I really need to make a list of the stuff I need to take... I just ordered the train tix we need to get from Frankfurt to Venice, and yesterday I figured out how to get from Gatwick to Heathrow on our way back home (kind of an evil connection), so I think all the big things are taken care of. How nice; that clears the way for the little things to bite me in the butt. :)

Oh yes, my code compiles now. Access violations right and left, but that's far better than the state it was in yesterday.

Growing up; a cool furniture site; and psychology of the herd.

I went over to Star at lunch to get some bread, and while I was waiting in line I got that women's magazine urge. I then had to realize all over again that I'm actually more interested in the Redbook articles than the Cosmo ones, these days... which I'm guessing happens to a lot of girls right about the time they get married. :b Pretty good issue though, and with links to funky online furniture stores.

If I ever have $2500 to spend on a chair, I'm getting one of these.

Tomorrow I help lead the first session of an ongoing seminar on intelligent agents. I've already cracked the whip on the attendees with the "do the reading or die" reminder email; tomorrow they get the unexpected donuts. That ought to get things off to a decent start.