After carefully thinking about the trip to San Francisco, I think I've arrived at the conclusion that the trip would be about me being around "rock stars" and not about me learning something or networking. Even with relatively few people attending, it's not like I'm going to get to have lunch with a star and pick his brain. The truth is, I'm not sure what I'd get out of it aside from the vanity point that I "partied" with some of those cats. Not sure that's worth it. I'll decide by tomorrow. It could be worth it simply for the inspirational value.
I'm getting some joy out of playing Super Paper Mario. Like many Mario games before it, it offers progress and a sense of accomplishment. I like that. And the power ups where he gets giant and smashes shit is sweet. And to think I also have Super Mario Sunshine to play when I'm done!
My MacBook Pro is shutting down, seemingly at random. That sucks. Not only does it make it so not useful, but it interferes with my Apple fanboy status. How could something I praise be letting me down so much just four months out of warranty? How much will it cost to fix? Sigh, it's just a bummer.
That sucks about the MacBook.
If it's any consolation, my home office PC (as opposed to the laptop I'm using in the living room right now :) ) popped the other day. As in I turned it on, the fans spun up, the monitor did NOT come on (nor did the speaker beep), I smelled burning electronics, and I unplugged it immediately. I haven't opened it up yet to see what fried, but I'm hoping it's a single component (like the CPU) and the rest is salvageable.