Whew... I like presentations. I like the adrenaline rush - except for the shaky hands at the beginning. Don't get me wrong, about 2-3 minutes into it I usually find where I want to stand and remember that I know the information. At the moment, I'm waiting for dinner to cook. And trying to decide which episode of the West Wing will inspire me to study my statistics instead of reading the happy new issue of Scientific American or The Economist that just arrived in my mailbox.

Today we had a "helium scare" whereas the Helium I thought was in a big tank was in fact... empty. It was a 100 liter tank, I had used 40 liters, and I thought I could get enough out to survive until tomorrow (or perhaps the end of the week). But alas, it ran out and we came dangerously close to it being a very very bad thing. See the little toy I work with requires liquid helium to function (kind of like the Gummy Bears had that juice... except not quite). But anyway, helium eventually arrived and all is well. The funny thing to me is that there's a national helium scare - so I get an image of little Timmy without any balloons at the zoo or circus or wherever kids are going these days. I guess the Play Station 3 is coming out just in time to alleviate thousands of sad children. So helium balloons at $1 or a PS3 for $500+. But if you take the cheap one out of the mix... It's a Sony conspiracy.

Kudos to the voters for getting out the vote. I'll put out another story next time. My brother and I are currently arguing determinism (his side) vs free will (my side). It's a bit distracting! To infinity - and beyond... or at least statistics.