:: Thursday, September 04, 2003 ::

TANSTAAFL*

Yay, archives! I have finally figured out to work my archives, so my past posts (stretching all the way back to June) are now available for viewing, for those of you that are first-time visitors (or regulars, who just want to reminisce about everything I've talked about in four months.

Well, Labor Day is over. I spent the weekend at Green Mansion, my parents' house. It was relaxing and (mostly) fun, but filled up with wedding stuff. Yes, my sister is getting married there in slightly over a month (Woo-hoo Mallory and Arthur!). How did that happen? Seems like just a few weeks ago she was telling me she was getting married, and now it's almost here. It's kind of weird - I only have one sister, and so this is the first wedding in my immediate family. Never really thought it about it before, but it's almost like getting a whole new family member. And luckily, I really like Arthur, so that's really cool - just weird. Anyhoo, got fitted for my tux this weekend, so I'll be monkey-suited and ready for all my best-manly duties (except that I'm not really Best Man, more of a Head Groomsmen - I don't really understand it myself....) So congrats to Mallory and Arthur - I'm excited! My little sister is getting married!

Also had time this weekend to read a book, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein, probably my favorite author of all time. The book is a classic, but I've never gotten around to reading it until now, and once I did, I could barely put it down all weekend. It is excellent. It basically details the steps taken in a revolution on the moon (in the future), has some very interesting things to say about the nature of government and politics, and is just a fun, exciting read. It is supposedly the foundation for the modern libertarian movement (it was written in the 1960s), and I guess if one were starting a revolution, it provides some good ideas on how to do that too (although it would help if you had a near-omnipotent, sentient computer to help you, as they do in the book). But basically, it's an incredible book that I highly recommend.

And one last note: May soon be some news on the job front. Much much too soon to say anything more, but keep your fingers crossed! Thanx!

*TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (the slogan of the lunar revolutionaries in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress)

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