I ordered this hat from Novica, and it arrived last week. I've never had a hat quite like this one. Usually I don't wear a hat, and if I do, it doesn't really stand out all that much. This is, however, a very loud hat. I like that about it.

I haven't really played go much since new year's day. That was a really good experience. I went to a Japanese new year's celebration with Joe, the guy that's been teaching me go. I played one game with a guy that was moving to Seatle. It was an even game. I made numerous mistakes, but won by a good margin. I then played a 9 stone handicap game against a 1st dan. I lost by a large margin, but only 2 of my stones were captured, so I succeeded in staying alive for the most part. The final game was against Michael, who I'd played my first game against at the Santa Monica Go Club. I won the game, but it was close.

For the past few weeks I've been playing WoW, and haven't made time for go. Wow is a lot of fun, but it's quite the