A little bit of everything.

Just received my NBI clearance. Papa mentioned an affidavit which came along with it, one that (I'm not sure) stated that I was not (or I was, I'm not really sure) the person that had that particular restriction order, but didn't send it. Since I had the clearance already, it was irrelevant whether I signed the affidavit or not. Nevertheless, I plan to clear my name with the DOST as soon as I find the energy to do it.

My NBI clearance clearly had a NO CRIMINAL RECORD typed into it, so that's good. There's also a NOT FOR TRAVEL ABROAD stamped onto it, and that's also good. That was what I expected. My NBI problem is solved, then, at least for the meantime.

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Watched Kingdom of Heaven with Jel yesterday. I didn't take it as a sign of a revival in my movie career, though, as it took more discussion and debate than life on other planets or the recent discovery of a flaw in Andrew Wiles's proof of Fermat's last theorem.

And, of course, that was a perfect segue to insert a commentary on the flaw found by one UP professor in Andrew Wiles's proof of Fermat's last theorem. The e-mail sent to me by one of my friends had the disclaimer that the story could have been fabricated, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't. I don't understand a single thing about the proof Wiles gave, but it seemed too complicated for my tastes. Those who know about the ages-old problem might recall Fermat writing on the margins of a book these words: "I have discovered a truly remarkable proof which this margin is too small to contain." The proof Wiles gave used results from a study made by two Japanese men, and this just came very recently! If, indeed, Fermat was telling the truth that he had proof, then it must be much simpler than Wiles's proof. Granted again, of course, that Fermat was telling the truth.

Mathematics can never be so much more fascinating! :)