so today was/is rather rather eventful. render has been the god of cool that he is and bestowed presents upon me which will expand my realm of happiness to include (but not be limited to!):

michelle's computer is now online (she's listening to a low down dirty shame right now, "what they do! smiling faces!")
i will have a webcam hooked up in a bit (hrm... something to add to here? a "what's the coder up to page"
books! books! books! javascript, vbscript, history, and more!

and look at the subject again, if you haven't.