Party!
November 13th 2001 -
I always enjoy a bit of the old political and philosophical debate, and there was no better time than last night, when we ended up discussing artificial intelligence and the sense of “self”. It was at Chris’ birthday party, with myself (note: typically Irish mode of speech, creeping more and more into my vocab thanks to working with Donncha and Elanor), Chris, Amanda, Andrea, and Amanda’s parents present, besides the obvious other two.
Meanwhile, Anna, who had piked out thanks to work, was rather annoyed that the client had cancelled – particularly, because she wasn’t the one doing the massage, but was just there for safety’s sake – so she had a *four hour* massage from the therapist – they both lost track of time, apparently. She didn’t get home until about 2:00am, but on the bright side, said she feels fantastic now. Shoulder pain much reduced.
Pool
Pool playing has improved hugely, though not enough to beat Debi in a challenge. I managed 22, 21, 23 today, and almost managed 18. I think the improvements may be due to the reduction in stress levels, which in turn may be affected by my experimental banning of caffeine (except for small amounts of chocolate). Seems to be working so far.
Share options
We had a visit from the chief accountant/lawyer for the company who explained why we should turn in our share options in the company for a new share option scheme that has the following disadvantages:
1) They won’t vest for another three years, whereas our current share options are already vested.
2) We only get half as many.
The reasoning goes as follows:
1) The current options, at 45p, are worthless, given the stock price is at 17.5p.
2) The new options are at 16p instead, and are worth something. They may be worth something in a year too, who knows.
So we worked through the options, and it looks like it’s a better deal, though I suspect it’s going to be comparing two big piles of nothing.