I spent today recovering from last night. It was a good night, though, and well worth recovering from. I spent a couple of hours at the Heden valentine’s day party, then with Michael, Thomas, Alison, and Sahni headed over to the Kinetic party at the Science Center. There were fewer of my friends there than at the Magnetic party (thrown by the same people) last fall, and I was less interested in the museum exhibits, so I just danced, danced, danced.

The laserfingers were a huge hit. It was almost too much; people came up to me all night to ask about the lasers, or to dance in the patterns they made on the floor, or just to tell me how cool they were. I spent a lot of time putting on little laser shows for people. I loved seeing how much fun people had watching the lasers. It was a bit distracting, though, and hard to just get lost in the music and move, like I’m used to; also, the lasers made me more aware of what my hands were doing, so I found myself dancing more with my upper body and less with my feet and hips. Still, the laserfingers worked really well, I had a lot of fun with them, and I think that the other people at the party were happy I brought them, so I’m calling it a success.

Two minor technical problems to solve: the battery pouches don’t hold themselves as flat as I’d expected, so when I’m waving my hands around a lot the battery packs can work their way out. I need to add velcro or snaps to keep them closed. I also had occasional problems with the batteries slipping out of the battery holders, so maybe an elastic strap would help.

At around two we got the group back together and drove back to Heden for the end of the Valentine’s day party. Much relaxation ensued, and I finally stumbled all groggy-headed out the door around five-thirty.

Today I pretty much just lazed around and did as little as possible. Went over to Heden for dinner with Mez, Alexis, and Lesley. Next I’m going to take a book to bed and laze around some more.