yeah, I thought the same thing - maybe use Processing to send the current time.. but then I wondered how often I would actually be doing that... then hard coded it into the app and tried to time up upload/execution of it..
So yeah.. I wish that the Wire lib didn't take as much space.. What are you using the straight C++ for?
I'm working on a sunrise clock for myself since I have a tendancey to stay up late trying to learn this stuff and have a difficult time getting up in the morning.. It's oddly circular, this project...
-JF