shiny, shaky

have i linked through to the original translations of the grimm brothers fairytales yet? they're great!

i printed out the ~40 pages of what every computer scientist should know about floating-point arithmetic that i found online, it's fascinating reading. it's something most programmers wonder about at some point, and then realize that they don't care. i *have* to care, now... so i have a project for the next couple of weeks, to keep me occupied in place of "IDF spirit" :P

i bussed home, dropped off the gear, and met up with the kid and his date. then i moved on to the balcony, where i met up with wr and had a fun hour of chatting with him and the cute bartender (who actually had time to talk, for once), before heading home and passing out - i was reminded that a part of the reason i was so screwed up this week was because it's more-or-less been one long day since i got wasted on saturday night... fair's fair, people. i'm only hyoo-man.

i woke up way later than i'd hoped to, having successfully ignored my alarm clock for over two hours. i immediately made my way to prasport to pick up my order: the stuff came out *beautifully*. really professional work... but i was terrified on the bus back, because our friend klapfoot drove like we were in a tricky portion of an off-road racetrack :S

the kid and i checked everything when i got home, and it's all gravy >D

spot and i rushed off (in slo-mo) to meet with nystire and his fiancée - as i told her, that's officially the end of all the jokes about his imaginary girlfriend :P

we couldn't find a kosher coffee shop - it's tel aviv, after all [i had that long argument about it not being sodom and gemorrah; i stand by my original statement], so we sat on a bench for a bit. spot and i did a quick search for a gift for my sister, and then walked back to the supermarket to do some shopping.

on the way, there were some students of the arts dressed up / made up and standing on the sidewalk doing amusing and interesting things. i was entertained, and then worried slightly when some weirdo walked up to one of the girls and started making out with her. that's just creepy.

i made myself muesli-yoghurt for breakfast when we got home: it's the first time i've eaten it in a bowl - much easier :)

i'm going to spend my day chilling and learning. more chilling, i guess - i'm still slow and awkward from the last week.