So I just got back from JavaOne(tm).  First off, I feel like a
first class idiot for not staying in San Francisco for a few more
days.  Though I did get a good tour of path between the Mariott
and the Mascone Center, so not all was lost…
Okay, I’m stupid.

As you can see above, I had to go all the way to California to ride my
first mechanical bull (I did a decent 24 seconds).  (Though now I
look at the picture and it looks like I’m touching myself where I
shouldn’t be while in extreme pain.)  That was from the java 10th
birthday bash on Wednesday night.  They had Dennis Miller (who was
funny, but not as funny as I remember, probably because I don’t agree
with some of the stuff he says).  Along with the mech bull, they
also had a bungee trampoleen.  Imagine being hooked to two bungee
cords attached to two sailing mast over a trampoline. 
Unfortunately as we were waiting in line, one of the mast
collapsed.  Needless to say, we didn’t feel like getting on after
that.

I also came back with a decent haul of swag, which I’ll need to sort
tomorrow afternoon.  I even learned a thing or two.  For
instance, I now know how Java generics work, I need to get my hands on
some smart dust, and that I’m going to have to make myself a nifty AJAX
app.

That’s all for now.  It’s about time I get me some sleep, I’m actually crazy enough to head into work tomorrow.