Satya's blog - 2008/04/

The Questionable Content webcomic showed me a dinosaur comic today. No explanations. (Dinosaur comics is a different webcomic). I figured the comic authors were doing an exchange or guest strip or something, but there was no explanation on the page.

When I went to play Kingdom of Loathing, all the images had been replaced by what looked like fish heads in a basket, but turned out to be salad -- and there were lots of salad references. I pondered for a while, then realised what today is. I hate this day.

Whatever else we say about Microsoft, the MS USB Intellimouse mice are VERY rugged. I thought I had totally destroyed mine, but after random jiggling with a flat-blade screwdriver, the wheel got unstuck and it seems to be fine.

Went to Atlanta. Stayed at Hotel Hilton near the airport. Room had small roaches, had to move rooms. Hotwire says, 4 star hotels at 2 star prices. True, also get 3-star rooms. Was nothing special. Good view, the kid enjoyed watching aircraft. Hotel lobby etc were bling, rooms were ordinary. Shrug.

Indian restaurants were a waste. "Chat Patti" was way, way too spicy. Liked the Ikea store. Freeways were big, busy. Shrug. Saw tornado damage on tall downtown buildings. Ate at original Chick-fil-a in Hapeville. Parking in downtown is a pain. Driving anywhere is a pain, either freeways or lots of red lights.

Atlantic Station is a crazy place -- two levels of underground parking with a small-town-wannabe area above. In the middle of downtown.