The · Pensieve

I had considered going out of town for my birthday, but that doesn't appear to be possible as I have an appointment on Friday night, and another commitment likely on Saturday afternoon. Thus, I'm now looking for ideas for how to celebrate my birthday that are within day-tripping distance. To help narrow the possibilities, I've decided on a them: squares, in celebration of turning an age where I am again a perfect square. (Depending upon one's perspective,I might be considered a square all the time. :P)

Today* ( ... )

Wolfram Alpha. A computation tool. Imagine if I'd had this as a child, rather than having to program a computer to do my math homework. (A calculator wasn't allowed, but I was never forbidden from using the computer to do it.)

( I won a lab coat & I'm deliriously happy. )
I think I finally understand why some people participate in so many cons. When one finds one (or ten) that's a good fit, the possibilities feel endless.

Tomorrow, I check out of the hotel and back in to my usual life.

Planning for 2010 is in less than two weeks!

I'm glad I got a few hours of sleep, and I'm even more glad that I had the foresight to leave my clothes in an easy to reach spot.

( The 2:00 - 6:00 ops staffer didn't arrive and couldn't be reached. )

I know. It's not even midnight. That said, I'm tired and want to be certain I can wake up if anyone from Ops calls with a problem starting at 2:00 AM.

( What other wonderful stuff have I done? )

Time for sleep, but not before I figure out what the first thing is that I want to do tomorrow morning.

I just got back from my first presentation - the launch of the Free Space game for the weekend.

Assuming I can (a) get a network connection and (b) think of some good ideas, I look forward to participating. Participating in a game with an actual real world outcome is not something I've done before.

This presentation ended early, so I headed to the Consuite to grab a bite to eat. Sandwich & hard boiled egg(!) in hand (actually, on a plate which was held by my hand), I found a prime seat to watch LN2 ice cream being made. They finished just as I finished eating, so I grabbed some before heading out to walk around.

While I was over at the flyer area, someone invited me to a room party later, and gave me a ribbon to advertise it. I now have a conundrum. Do I wear the ribbon to advertise the party, knowing that I will most likely not attend the room party? Or, does wearing the ribbon imply that I have or will have the experience in question, such that wearing it is basically a lie?