Checkmate!

Another random way to meet people:

There is a Chess Room in the Downtown Melbourne Library.  I was going to see the exhibits etc, but I decided to sit at a board and see if anyone would join me.  Took about 30 min (I was reading a chess strategies book, to get ready for my upcoming loss), and I played three games! (won the first, lost the next two, if you must know)

Might be a cool place to meet random smart people in the city, or get discovered for my dream of being in the championship chess league.  Bobby Fischer was American, right? Just like Deep Blue!

Addendum to the science museum:  In the human body exhibit, there was a digestive system exhibit, along with a piece of poo (fake?) on display, and a button.  If you push the button, you get a random fart noise.  So, of course, there were kids running up and pushing the button multiple times... and yes, it was hilarious.

That is all.