At work, there was a fire alarm, and it really sucked. I was in a committee meeting, and the loud alarm went off, so everyone in the building went outside .. into the rain. We waited out there for about half an hour, and finally they turned it off. During that time, I got to see the normal contents of Newell-Simon Hall for the first time, all together. Lots of races, lots of geekiness. It's funny how different the geeks dress and act than the non-techie staff. I, of course, am a geek. Anyhow, it was neat for about 5 minutes.. So, after we were back inside, the alarm went off again 3 times for about 5 seconds apiece. The stupid 'fire lights' never went out, and gave 2 people really bad headaches from the committee. I don't think it was a planned drill -- it took awhile before someone managed to get there to shut down the system, and from the hiccups and lights, I imagine it wasn't who they'd normally have on-call for a drill.

Tonight I have a philosophy group to go to. I hope it's up to the task of replacing the old group I was a part of. It better be -- it's out in Timbuktu again, at the Borders out there. I wonder if they'll like my most recent writings.. I'll bring them along.

It's strange how the people on Yahoo Personals are so much more interesting on average than the people on match.com. It's still probably not the best way to try to meet people, either way, but all it takes is one right connection.. There are already some people on there that I have my eye on, and perhaps the group I'm trying to start, or the techie groups I'm getting into, will provide more. If not, at least I'll be able to get some good echte Freiheit in the meantime :)