Went up to Minneapolis last night to hang out with people who're in town for IETF... Saw someone I hadn't seen for ten years (ten years!) and got my DVD of Wizard of Speed and Time. We ate at a Japanese steakhouse which had exceedingly good steak (cut up for us right at the table...) So very tender and delicious, I find myself wishing I had had the guts to order it "very rare" like D did.

I got back home at 11:30, after getting a little lost trying to find my way out of Minneapolis. Lost my sense of direction in the city. I'll need to spend more time up there and learn my way around, at least a little; can't have that happen again!

Getting home that late messed up my whole plan to get dayshifted by the Boulder/Raleigh firewall appointment yesterday. But I don't mind. I'm at least somewhat reset to sane hours now; no more getting in as late as 9:30 or 10am for me!

EDIT: Cool things the chef did at the table: Juggling spice shakers. Juggling bowls of fried rice (well-packed bowls, but still...) Joking around in a cheesy manner. Juggling eggs on the flat spatulas, turning the spatula on the last throw to break the egg onto the grill. Making really yummy steak and walleye for me.