Engineers and programmers are the often-anonymous architects of society, and what you do now could make a huge difference to the lives of millions, even billions, of people in decades to come.
-Charlie Stross Shaping the Future
Saturday, June 26, 2004
oh yeah, thanks marie for throwing me that surprise birthday dinner at BJs. i was really, really surprised even though we ran into jackson, paul, will, and sammy down the street. i didn't expect frank, alex, or omar to be there also. yeah, you got me. no one's ever thrown me something like that before (well, you threw me that beach thing last year).
thanks to all of you that showed up. and thanks to those that wished me a happy birthday through AIM or email. and thanks to those of you that wished me happy birthday without me knowing it. hee hee. i really appreciate it.
i got 2 presents this year: $20 from the roommate and a texas hold 'em travelers puch thing with a ton of chips and two decks of cards from marie. me nieces, my cousins, some of the fellas, and i play with it everyday.