packbat | Return to school, Hyperion, &c.

Just a fast set of bullet points:

Return to the dorms is Sunday, August 28 – three days from now. Check-in starts 8:00 a.m., so I will plan to arrive early.
I just finished reading the fourth (and probably last) book in the Hyperion series. They were all excellent.
^z just forwarded me a link to a blog entry about "local names" (like in computer code), and suggested that a format for such entities might be valuable in my hypothetical 'trade language' conlang. I agree; hence, this note.
nanakikun got me cool Dominic Deegan merchandise while he was at Otakon. I am deeply in his debt. I am also wearing the shirt he got me.

That's all for now – it's late, and my bed calls. G'night!