Limit to session variables?

[Dolemite50]

Hi,

I'm new to sessions and wondering if it is possible to "go overboard" on using them.

For example; I have a Flash file in my header that I will be using to broadcast various site-specific items such as "This week's top blah blah is So-And_so!",..or "The next big meeting will be on July 3rd, 2007",..etc. They are all in "categories" so the session variables for above would be similar to:
$SESSION['top_blah_bla'] = $So and So;
$SESSION['meet_date'] = "07/03/2007";

The Flash file will only be pulling about 3 out of 10 possible messages at random every load.

I would also like to carry around user-data such as avatar, location, favorites,.etc. I'm trying to give the database a break, so is setting about 25-30 session variables recommended?

Thanks for any advice.

[bradgrafelman]

Session data is stored on the server's hard drive, so either way, you're reading data from the server's hard drive.