The visual arts are not so much my strong suit - I lack the background to appreciate all the fine details, although I was definitely able to appreciate the Fibonacci sequence rendered in paint. I think I still have a bit of that grade school art class fear holding me back as well.

On the ferry ride back to the island, we sat down in a booth next to a young woman who was playing the cello. I've seen this particular woman before, and it's not unusual to have this happen on a non-commuter ferry run. I love live music (that's where my artistic side gets to express itself), so it made for a lovely ride home. I half joked to my wife that I'd happily ride the boat back and forth to Seattle a few times if someone would sit and play the cello while we rode. I grew up a violin weenie, so it wasn't until later in life that I really began to appreciate the cello. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the cello repertoire is limited, so hearing people strike up cello pieces that I haven't heard before is common and delightful. Combine the concert with the long days of summer in Seattle, and the art show, and you have a delightful evening.

Key features for me:

• open tabs in background
• source field for items (so you can see in news bins)
• Ctrl+R to mark listing read
• No more 150 channel limit
• Fixed VM leak bug

Here are my plans:

• I'm going to spend Thursday night hanging with the Chandler folks.
• I'm still interested in Patrick Logan's "What's Next discussion. Can we do this Tuesday or Wednesday night?
• Should we organize a blogger's gathering?

A few other interesting notes. This is one of the first Mono apps to be developed for Gnome, and that in itself is interesting. The team is also doing bindings to perl, python, etc, and there are hooks for GAIM and Evolution (of course).

One interesting comment that Nat made in the dashboard blog:

One important thing to realize is that it would never be possible to write something like the dashboard in a world where you can't get the source code to your applications. This is the whole "basis for innovation" thing we're always talking about.