New Backpack
It was payday today, so I decided to treat myself to a new backpack. I've been meaning to get one that has a laptop compartment for some time. But those have always been either too big or too expensive. I came across this Roots bag at Radio Shack and liked it immediately. This is a good thing, since my back was starting to ache on the weeks where I had lots of books pulling me to one side. This unit has comfortable padding, too. Best of all, it looks like every other Roots backpack, and won't draw attention to the fact that there is an expensive piece of hardware inside.

In a stroke of good luck, yesterday I managed to get in on one of the final ten openings for the Linux Symposium. I'm all paid up, can't wait for the event to begin.

Tonight, I welded some twelve-guage wire to the sides of the prop shafts I ripped out earlier. When they are glued in now, there should be more for the epoxy to hold than just the smooth brass surface of the shafts. I expect this will make for better durability.

Super Size Me
This evening I had plans to go out and see Fahrenheit 9/11 at the World Plaza. Upon getting to the theatre, it was obvious we wouldn't get in, and a guy came in saying he had just come from the other two theatres playing the movie with equally slim chances of getting in.

So, we went to see Super Size Me. I thought it would be a comedy. It turned out being a documentary. Normally, I wouldn't pay to see a documentary, but I highly recommend this one. It really got me thinking about fast food, and some of the imagery in the production was disturbing to say the least. There was also a lot of humour. I guess I left the place feeling better about my slowly increasing weight than I have in a long time.