robbed

I have two email plane fare notifiers. One for Austin, and one for Sydney. I get email if the fares to either drop below $200 or $1400 respectively (I'm thinking of lowering the Sydney one since it seems there are occassionally tickets to be had for under 1K). So this morning, there's a notifier for AUS for $189. In my addled brain I think this is Australia and I click on it to see who made a typo. Duh, it's Austin (when did I forget my airport codes? SYD is Sydney) ... right, I have to go there, like really soon! Oh man, I can fly to Austin for the same price as the bus. Happy dance.

No, no no, no no. Because the fare is only available November 27th and 28th.

Bastards. Can't they filter out useless fare notifications?

happiness is

I've finally broken open the Alexander strategy book, which is remarkably not annoying at all, and historically very interesting. It also centers a great deal on Alexander's influence and adoption by other cultures after his death (which was the subject of my stupid paper that caused so much drama in school), particularly in the East, which is what I am the least knowledgeable about.

So dinner's on, Pleasantville is on TV, and I'm reading about what is perhaps my favourite thing in the whole world.

India has produced as many feature films solely on Alexander as have been produced on any subject in the whole of the English language.