Friday: Work (including the assignment of a major rush job) and then dinner with Terry, Chris, and Sara with no 'h'. We didn't realize until near the end of the meal that we had forgotten to invite Lehmann. (Sorry Lehmann.) After dinner we fueled up the vehicles and returned to the house where we hang out with Lehmann for a while. Castor made it in to town about midnight.

Saturday: Up early. Did the telecommuting thing for a couple hours so that I could get my first bit of the project off to Constantine. About 11:00 we got in Castor's van and headed to Chicago. We went to the Art Institute. A couple hours in Sara with no 'h' began to feel ill so we locked her in the car and carried on without her :)

We woke Sara up for dinner. Wanke drove into The City and joined us also. Sushi was not a big hit with either Castor or Wanke. Sara was feeling too ill to even eat her dinner so we decided to cut the trip short and head back. After the ride back there was some StarCraft played and Chris studied organic chemistry for fun on a Saturday evening, but it was a decidedly quiet evening.

Sunday: I went in to work and made a little bit of progress on the project. Mostly I just fumbled around with MFC classes. My Windows Programming Skills (such as they are) are about five years old. Therefore what is not forgotten is likely out of date. After work I returned home where everyone was still camped out watching movies and playing video games. They had decided to make omelets so the kitchen was destroyed, but other than that we enjoyed a very low key evening.

Today: At work all day. No I mean ALL day. I left work at 23:15. Constantine and I busted our asses to finish the project. Much of my former MFC knowledge is restored. I also learned a lot. I will place some brain droppings in here RSN. I should also comment on how excellent it is to work with a fine team mate like Constantine. His patience, easy going attitude, quiet competence, and keen intellect pulled us through on time. Anyway I feel good tonight. No matter how hard you have worked or how much sleep you have lost it just plain feels good to go home at the end of the night knowing that you successfully finished a project.