It's a good thing that the campus bookstore had a sale on clothing and other school items, as I needed to pick up a few things. I don't mind advertising things I like, and the university has been very good to me. Besides, it's a great way to start conversation at the CHI conference I'm going to next week.

I splurged on a pink-and-white zip-up hoodie with "University of Toronto" written across the zippered front. It was expensive, but I'll get more wear out of it than out of the T-shirts, at least while I'm in a temperate country.

And I picked up a corduroy miniskirt, too! Why does U of T have small corduroy miniskirts with the school name on them?

We really should have cute IML T-shirts. I'd wear an IML baby-tee. The Google shirt I'm wearing right now fits quite nicely.

Anyway, I have to plan my backpack for next week's trip. I'm bringing cookies. When I went to Cambridge, I made it through a week with my backpack, but I ended up leaving my plastic containers behind. Maybe I can just wrap up the plastic containers nicely and give them a tin each. David and Jonathan are Cool People, and definitely deserve cookies. =)

I _might_ bring the red malong if I have space. It's very versatile, and I'd love to wear it at least once just to bring a little flavor to the conference.

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Random Japanese sentence: 猫はじゅうたんをひっかき始めた。 The cat started scratching to scratch the carpet.

Or, well, rather, I've finished almost all the toast, and all the cream cheese in the lab fridge. Which is half-okay because I brought the cream cheese anyway, but I'm lucky my research supervisor's okay with my eating his flax bread when I need to nibble on something. I promise to buy flax bread for the lab sometime. =)

My lab is wonderful.

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Random Japanese sentence: 猫は夕食に魚にありつくとわくわくする。 My cat is thrilled with joy when she gets fish for dinner. Neko wa yuushoku ni sakana ni aritsuku to waku waku suru.

I've mindmapped my sharing paper and gathered the quotes, but it's probably not a good idea for me to spend the next few hours typing it in and pulling the quotes in from my file. I'm awake and alert, but I can feel myself getting slightly stressed about the trip, which is currently higher-priority. I won't count on getting any work done during the trip, because I really should be soaking up the CHI experience. If I finish my errands early tomorrow, I'll start on that paper. Here's hoping all the pieces fall together neatly...

If you're going to CHI2006, write me e-mail by tonight (Saturday) and we might be able to have breakfast, lunch or dinner next week. =)

Random Japanese sentence: ウサギの耳は猫の耳よりも長い。 The ears of a rabbit are longer than those of a cat.

Mon |1030 | 1100 | Newcomers' orientation - room 511ABCD

Mon	1130	1600	Faceted metadata for information architecture and search - 513AB
Mon	1430	1600	Social computing 1 510ABCD
Mon	1630	1800	Personal information management - 516C
Mon	1830	2000	Grand opening! Don't miss.
Tue	1130	1300	Understanding programs and interfaces, 516C
Tue	1430	1600	SIG: Assessing and improving information usability 515C
Wed	0900	1030	Add a dash of interface: Taking mash-ups to the next level - room 517AB
Wed	1120	1300	Panel: Why do tagging systems work? - room 517AB
Wed	1430	1600	Privacy 2 Room 511ABDE
Wed	1630	1800	Visualization 2 510ABCD
Thu	0900	1030	Tips and tricks for better usability test recommendations 515C
Thu	1430	1600	Designing responsive software despite performance limitations 513D

Argh. What happened? I thought I'd arranged a conflict-free schedule... Aiyah. Well, if I have to, I'll pick up the materials and attend the first part of the faceted metadata talk, then sneak out during the middle to attend the social computing talk. Yup, that would work...

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Random Japanese sentence: 彼は一日じゅう行方不明の猫を探した。 He hunted for his missing cat all day.

This is what I get for not checking my snail mail for so long!

WHEEEEEEEEEE!

Delta Kappa Gamma society!! World fellowship! One of 28!

"The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education."

WHEEEEEEEEEE!

http://www.deltakappagamma.org

Random Japanese sentence: 猫が気持ちを伝える主要なやり方は身震いである。 The prime means of communication for cats is body language.