Done yesterday (20100612 Sa)

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Getting the ice and soda delivered from Safeway made party prep a lot simpler than usual. I did have to go to Cosentino's and get the graduation cake, and fruit for sangria.

It was a pretty good party, but could have been better -- we I need to publicize more. I could probably have gotten some of my new coworkers to come, if I'd actually thought to tell them about it.

I sang a few songs, and had some nice conversations in the office. But there were no new people to meet; I miss that. I probably ought to try cross-posting the announcements on some communities.

One thing that helps a lot is having learned to pull back into the office when I get overloaded, which is (as it turns out) most of the time. Or the kitchen, doing food prep or cleanup.

Some good links under the cut, as usual. Probably the most mind-boggling is Ride Like the Wind (only faster) (from Andy Heninger during the party) -- a wind-powered car that goes downwind faster than the wind that powers it.

How Scientists See the World (from gmcdavid) is vastly amusing.