I like the Auntie Anne's pretzel stalls so I may not be at all discriminating! Though I had an amusingly disappointing experience with one in Metro Manila, I think the guys at the next table were Americans who'd also been used to the US variant because their faces soon shared my wtf is this? thought.

I hadn't noticed that behavior in Notepad++ but have indeed generally found it a worthwhile replacement for stock Notepad.

We stayed up way too late last night out of hope from a good aurora borealis forecast. Someday it'll work out.