Last night wasn't a total waste...

With nothing else more pressing on my agenda for last evening, I had hoped to tinker a little bit on my computers, then work on some A2 choreography for Tuesday night, just on the off chance I had enough A2 dancers for a squares. Sounds like such a simple plan of action, doesn't it?

( Warning! Geek stuff follows! )

Needless to say, I spent almost the entire evening playing with the toys and hardly touched the A2 stuff. I did scribble up a few figures which I'll now test on my CSDS laptop today during breaks. Perhaps it'll even get used tonight.

Last night wasn't a total waste...

With nothing else more pressing on my agenda for last evening, I had hoped to tinker a little bit on my computers, then work on some A2 choreography for Tuesday night, just on the off chance I had enough A2 dancers for a squares. Sounds like such a simple plan of action, doesn't it?

( Warning! Geek stuff follows! )

Needless to say, I spent almost the entire evening playing with the toys and hardly touched the A2 stuff. I did scribble up a few figures which I'll now test on my CSDS laptop today during breaks. Perhaps it'll even get used tonight.

Thrashing around for birthday present ideas...

My nephew, Daniel, will be turning 4 on Sept. 20 so I have to order something very soon, but I'm still stumbling around to think of what.

There are some basic criteria:
1. cost less than $50 CDN;
2. ideally, be somewhat educational/constructive;
3. they live in a city without vast yard space so it can't be destructive to the neighbours' property or require open space;
4. Daniel's younger sister isn't a year old yet so it should be something he can use/play with by himself; and,
5. best of all, drive his parents insane with either noise messes or other general annoyances.

(5) is pretty important personally. I diapered, bathed & bottle-fed Daniel's mother so I figure I'm owed some sibling revenge via her kids. What are kindly childless gay uncles for if not to spoil the nieces & nephews rotten, then return to them to their parents to wreak havoc?

Suggestions are more than welcome. Note that I'm saving the bagpipes, accordion and drum set for xmas and/or future birthdays.

Thrashing around for birthday present ideas...

My nephew, Daniel, will be turning 4 on Sept. 20 so I have to order something very soon, but I'm still stumbling around to think of what.

There are some basic criteria:
1. cost less than $50 CDN;
2. ideally, be somewhat educational/constructive;
3. they live in a city without vast yard space so it can't be destructive to the neighbours' property or require open space;
4. Daniel's younger sister isn't a year old yet so it should be something he can use/play with by himself; and,
5. best of all, drive his parents insane with either noise messes or other general annoyances.

(5) is pretty important personally. I diapered, bathed & bottle-fed Daniel's mother so I figure I'm owed some sibling revenge via her kids. What are kindly childless gay uncles for if not to spoil the nieces & nephews rotten, then return to them to their parents to wreak havoc?

Suggestions are more than welcome. Note that I'm saving the bagpipes, accordion and drum set for xmas and/or future birthdays.