Friday, October 3, 2003
I forgot to mention Kristina's birthday on Wednesday so I went back and put that in. Spent the day working on the student directory project. Got the first part of the authentication process built. Shopping at Andronico's. Mike L called me to report that someone was trying to hack into his computer from Beijing and what should he do? I confirmed that he understood what the firewall was doing and all is well and he's thankful so I sent him on his way. Dinner at home with Patrick: vegetarian DiGiorno pizza. Watched more of Powaqqatsi—this time we only got to the three-fourths mark before we were too tired to watch anymore. Good thing this is a 3-day rental! Patrick thought it was the music alone that made him sleepy, but for me it was both the music and the slowly repeating patterns of beautiful images. Patrick thought they should prescribe this film to people with insomnia. Wouldn't that be hilarious if you go to the pharmacy with your prescription, pay your co-pay, and they give you Powaqqatsi? "Once a day, just before bedtime. Do not combine with any other sedatives or sleep-inducing drugs or you might not wake up."