This is pretty cool. Some place called Cornell University devised a robot that is capable of becoming self-aware. What if, say, my car became self-aware one morning on the way to work, and decided it didn't want to transport me to work after all, but instead drive to the beach and sit around looking out across the ocean all morning? Now that would be the perfect excuse for missing a day of work - "I'm sorry I wasn't here yesterday, but my car became self-aware and it took me to the beach instead!" This can also work for washing the dishes..."I'm sorry, but the scouring pad became self-aware last night! It demanded I just set it on the windowsill! I was held fast in its thrall!"

This robot can apparently also adapt to overcome "injury" (though I would call that mechanical failure). It looks kind of creepy, in a robo-punky Silent Hill kind of way. I can imagine a horde of these slowly tapping their metallic appendages along a dimly lit hallway on their way to subjugate me.

I bought a new shirt, and it arrived in the mail today. I absolutely love getting packages in the mail. I buy stuff every so often online or through mail order just so I can get all excited when the package arrives. There is just something magical about a mystery package from faraway meant just for you.

Clearly I spoke too soon with the "it's hot" complaining earlier. It has been freezing here since Thursday.

My newfound fellow employees are a little...off. They go about their everyday business, smiling, speaking to one another; but I see it. They believe they have buried the crazy deep inside, but it is in fact right there for me to see. I need only to look into their eyes. I swear, they pull out their crazy eyes when they talk to me.

Man, has it been hot here lately. Goleta usually is around 70º F about now, but it's been nearly 90º for the last few days. It feels like summertime, but summertime weather in Goleta of this type usually only lasts for about a month or so tops before it reverts back to the hated cloudy, dingy 65º F weather we are always stuck with here.

I am sweating, and I like it.