see everything that I wanted to on account of the ankle. But
the trip did at least reduce NYC to a real place instead of
something glimpsed through popular culture. Just previously,
I'd spent a few days in Strasbourg (very pretty) and Lyon
(very big), trying to speak some French. I'll spend the
weekend in Britain, which no longer feels […]

for the weekend, then off to New York for a few days. Doing
the tourist thing.
I released a new Gnome–, as a kind of
canditate for a stable release.
I hope the rumors about Eazel's death are exaggerated.
However, they don't seem to have processed my paypal
donation, and that suggest that the rumors are true.

and slow. It would be faster to stand in line at a travel
agent, and they might even be able to sell me a plane
ticket. Worthless fools.

find I'm always repeating the same old reasons why I find
Java inadequate compared to lovely lovely C++.

the marked area (at the end of the contract) and e-mail it
back to me'. Muppet.

wanted - C++ on Unix (Solaris) with CORBA and some GUI. I
may even be
able to persuade them to use Gtk– instead of
QT.

I start at the beginning of June, which is also great
because it gives me time to work on the new Gtk– for GTK+
2.0, which has just got underway. I wish that
kenelson had more […]