Not strictly today, but yesterday is close enough. Though it has a story that started nowhere near yesterday.

Several months ago, I read by Cory Doctorow, in which the main character describes <span class="bold">cold-brew coffee</span>. Since then, I've had a slight fascination with the idea and been wanting to try it, though there's one problem - <span class="bold">I do not drink coffee</span>. A couple weeks ago I had the idea that <span class="bold">maybe this works for tea</span> as well (not that I'm a pioneer in this - or even thought I was - far from it, but it was a new idea to me), so I started looking for information, and though coffee is far more popular than tea in this annoying country I'm born and live in (annoying primarily for this reason) I eventually found a Swedish retailer selling [url=http://www.hario.co.jp/shop/images/box/FIB-75-OG_1.jpg]this bottle - intended for cold-brewing tea, its top is easily removable and has a sieve for filtering out the tea leaves. I promptly ordered it, it arrived a couple days ago, and I picked it up yesterday.

I still have rose-tinted "new-and-shiny" glasses regarding this thing, but it's great and makes me happy.

Thank you, Cory, for nudging me in that direction.

From yesterday: I'm happy that the new guy passed his test and was able to work. After three weeks, I once again got my weekend.

I'm happy that college basketball is back in season again and that the Louisville Cardinals won their opening game tonight :)

I am never happy or Unhappy, I am Neutral.

Cold leftover pizza at 4AM. One of the best things in the world :)

Update: I am on a roll today!
Klonopin + My Mom's homemade snickerdoodles + The Wonderful End of The World = an incredible combination!
I haven't felt this downright decent since my weekend in the hospital a couple of months ago.
Life is not terrible today. I've got to enjoy this while it lasts!

After 4 days of extensive testing, my disconnect issue I've had for the past year and a half has disappeared. Why? Because I switched AV programs.

From what to what?

I've been using Adaware for the past year and a half or so, and hadn't correlated it to the disconnects because I assumed it was a good program. I switched back to Security Essentials, and the problem ceased to exist.

I feel good.

Went to the Museum of Fine Arts to the "Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age" exhibit =)

that is awesome! I am jealous :)

It was awesome! :D
And the security was crazy....! :O Double doors, 1 security guard/room, and the whole place had fixed humidity and temperature. I've heared that the paintings have a security insurance of billions!

We had a party last night with some good friends! Homemade pizzas, beer & tabletop games included! On top of that, I was the winner to the_atm's "Crusader Kings 2" giveaway (thank you!) with the support of some fellow GOGers (thank you too!)! While I'm not a fan of Steam's lending service, at least the game is DRM-free. Yay! :D

Had a good chuckle driving around town running errands: saw a car with a vanity plate that reads "VNTY PL8".

And I'm back home after three long weeks working on the road.

And the Badgers had a resounding win yesterday after a rocky 1st quarter. The running back set an NCAA record and could have slaughtered the old record but they pulled him after setting the new record on a touchdown run.

Took my kid to my dentist yesterday. She was super nice to him, and frequently paused so he could chatter with her about Hot Wheels cars. My kid was super comfortable with her, and she did a great job with his teeth.

This was a totally welcome change from the nominally-efficient, over-priced and effectively useless pediatric dentist we've been to five times now. What's more, the jerk had been trying to schedule a bunch of fillings for the kid, which my dentist dismissed as totally unnecessary.

Anyway, I was relieved that everything went so smoothly.