It was the best of times

I'm back after spending several days down in North Carolina, visiting Julie and Carl, my former college roommates. It's been a few years since I've been down there, so one of the highlights was getting to see Julie's recent artworks. Julie majored in Mechanical Engineering, while my major was Computer Science, which perhaps explains how one of us became a visual artist while the other is a published fiction author. I think an argument can be made that Carl let down the side by not turning his physics degree into a career in music--music as his hobby is all well and good, but by now he ought to be in a band or performing in musical theater somewhere.

Like our college years, the weekend was spent virtually internet free, so I know I've missed a bunch of stuff-- if there's anything important, please feel free to post a link.