I'm a winner

Ed and I went to a micro$oft geek meeting at the convention center today. let's see if I can remember what the guy talked about: application blocks for .net, visual studio 2005, sql server 2005, and reporting services for sql server. most of this somewhat pertains to my job. enough to stick around all four hours at least. another motivation was the door prizes. the grand prize: a nifty pocket pc (think palm pilot if you dont know what that is). and guess who won? yes indeed. I won! thanks to whoever had ticket #47 for not sticking around, and thanks to Ed for getting in line in front of me when we checked in. the last shall be first...

since I have no use for such a neato toy, it's going straight to eBay. I actually don't have it yet (they're shipping it to me) so I dont know what model it is, but it's worth at least $150 retail, if not $500 or more if it's a recent one. I've entertained the idea of getting something cool like a camcorder, but alas, it will most likely go into savings for mundane stuff like doctor bills.

to top it off: free food and beer afterwards. sometimes it pays to run with the geeks.