Joanne's 50th birthday celebration was held at the Ten Cat tonight. She arranged a pool tournament for the occasion, and included a couple charities to benefit from the proceeds. I love when fun things have a charity attached to them; I don't feel as bad playing in a pool tournament on a Sunday night when I should be studying if I know that it's for a good cause. Despite all the distractions (pool, friends, beer, fantasy football, and Zambrano's no-hitter), I was able to get a surprising amount of work done.