Sarah (hah, you do too get mentioned) is teaching piano tonight for two hours so I have a fair amount of time, while waiting for her to finish, to write this and sort through the various interesting links I've looked at the last few nights.

I forgot to mention a while back that I got the Viva La Bam: Complete Seasons 2 and 3 set for Valentine's Day from Sarah. I got her to watch the first season the week before (Sarah, Heather, and I watched the first two episodes one night at home) and I'd been thinking about getting the set for quite some time. Tonight I started to watch the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries. It is pretty good so far and I plan on catching up to the current episodes that are airing right now on SciFi. I've heard that it is fantastic.

I went to the dentist this morning for my 6 month check-up and now my teeth are pearly white. I ended up getting to work at 8:34 and then I had to go to a 2-and-a-half hour training session for Novell Groupwise. It was basically a waste of time, but I did learn how to use some of the features a bit better. I've been using a paper DayMinder so far this year, but using the program may have convinced me to switch to a computer-based one. I may end up using Outlook once I finish this work term and no longer have access to GroupWise.

After that I spent most of my day focusing on the research I have been doing on Online Learning software. I also looked further into creating a "puzzle based" presentation using PowerPoint. Jana mentioned this as an idea last week for marketing the University and I mentioned that it might done best in Java. I am not quite sure how to do it, but I am looking into if it can/has been done.

I finally got another package of CDs from the radio station to review. The music director changed this year the new person has had to do a lot of learning and catching up. Well, she did a great job at least on my end by sending me 3 CDs that I am quite enjoying. Music truly makes the work day go more faster and smoothly.

And, finally, as any Canadian/hockey fan would know the men's team is, unsurprisingly, out of the Olympic competition. I was quite dissappointed in that aspect, but the Canadian Olympic team is otherwise extremely impressive so far this year. A lot of people are especially excited for the men's curling final tommorrow. They were saying on CBC that they expect Newfoundland to basically be shut down tommorrow afternoon; even the schools have a half day.

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Items of note:

Literacy Limps Into the Kill Zone (Wired News): I don't exactly have the best grammar or writing skills, but this article shines some light on a big issue as our attention spans are waning. It is not all bad, however, as I have seem some rather impressive writing even (or, perhaps, especially) on blogs.

Automated Taco Bell Ordering: I posted this on Cinema Blend the other day. Will cashiers disappear altogether?

Wi-Fi to Go: I read, but cannot find, another article recently about a school banning wifi because their was the potential for harmful effects. On the other hand, our campus embraces the technology and I cannot wait until what this link describes becomes more widespread.

Apple to hold special event on Feb. 28: New products to be announced.

Build Your Own Hoverboard: If only because I wish I had the time to make my own.

Toyota and BMW Park Themselves: For those of us who a) can't park b) are lazy.

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Listening to: Carmen playing a song on the piano.