Not much to report today. I’m totally procrastinating on writing more benchmark code because, well, I suck. Need to get these things done. The machine goes back on Friday.
Went to the zoo today, in a futile effort to calm my favorite stressball. We hung out in front of the Snow Leopards for a while. They were active today with very recognizable cat-play going on. All the standard games of hide-and-pounce, stare-fixedly, and sit-high-up were in evidence.
The concert last night was fun, if something of a bummer of a venue. It was at a Thai restaurant in Salem, which is just trying to establish itself as a place to come for music. As such, there were lots of people noisily eating dinner, and a few of us listening to the the music. Things cleared out substantially before the third set, and she was actually willing to play some of her own stuff. I can respect the urge to crank out covers as long as you’re competing with clanking crockery and loud patrons. There were around 8 of us left for the third set, which was wonderful. Even more impressive, as I was leaving, Anna came over, remembered my name, and thanked me for making such a long drive to see her. Hello? We (a) were at the same school at nearly the same time about a decade ago (b) chatted briefly during a set break <at a gig nearly a year ago. I should make such an effort to remember names and faces. I have trouble identifying myself in the mirror most mornings.
I got totally lost trying to find Salem, by the way. For reference, it is just northwest of Boston. You take 107 there. If you find yourself on 1 going north out of Boston, you have made a wrong turn. Do not attempt to bushwack East to the coast, guess which of North or South leads to Salem, and then hack around. This does not work.
One more thing: I found a truly evil little search engine at ljseek.com, which searches only livejournals. All of you who think you’re being clever and sneaky, you’re not.
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