Yesterday, I was too tired from my adventures out of town and my late-night return to do anything much of note, besides sleeping late, working all day to catch up, and posting a new version of MoosicApplet from good old Paramjit. (Please don't ask me how to pronounce his name.)

Today, I wandered leisurely around town to shop for a few items: a new belt, a winter cap that isn't a lurid lime green color, and some speakers for the computer. Afterward, I went to visit Rebecca and Ashira for a few hours. I helped Becca install a blog onto her web site for recounting the adventures of Ashira, who only becomes more and more adorable everyday. It seems crazy that she's already rapidly approaching her first birthday.

In between the computer-puttering and the baby-playing, Becca sat me down for a serious talk about relationships. She's even more protective than she usually is both because I'm starting my first real relationship, and because she wanted to be sure that I was thinking about the practical ramifications of starting a family with someone so much older than me. However, it's still way too early in the relationship to really worry about a lot of the issues we talked about. At this stage, all I want to focus on is building the intense friendship with Itai that's needed as the foundation for any committed relationship to hold up in the long haul.

And to that end, I've started preparing for my Wednesday night date in Tel Aviv by packing up some fun and romantic videos with which to amuse ourselves. I can't wait!