the march of inflation, the dance of devaluation

300 000 Czech Koruny in early summer 2007 ~$12,000
CZK 300 000 in mid-September 2007 ~$15,000
CZK 300 000 on 25 October 2007 ~$15,569
CZK 300 000 on 29 October 2007, at 8:30 a.m. PDT: $16,014
CZK 300 000 on 29 October 2007, at 10:00 a.m. PDT: $16,029 (that is, ten minutes after we wired $16,028)
ten minutes later ~$16,033

we are so screwed. At least I sent an email before we sent the money, telling them the rate of exchange as of the time of sending.

it is orange

I failed to get a pumpkin, but I did get a "red kurin" squash. We'll try again tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the orange guy's subway station is the one that is trimmed in orange. How cool is that?

I want to finish this story about field botany and mutation by the end of Wednesday, because that's when the deadline is.

And finally: I can eat peas with walnuts for a similar effect to "peas&cheese" (pasta, peas, grated cheese) without the pasta. I might even like it better. But I think I ate too many walnuts today, or something.