excellent

I can haz antibiotics now.

As of this afternoon. The same horse pills that nailed my last sinus infection. I expect to start feeling human again in a couple of days.

ptui

Dare to Repair for the fail, Rosie the Riveter on the cover notwithstanding.

It doesn't tell how to take apart a plunger-style bathroom sink drain mechanism for cleaning. I need to do this. My bathroom sink drain doesn't, and I know what's clogging it, but it's not a Liquid Plumbr sort of situation. I can't fit a snake down it without getting the plunger thingy out of the way first.

Anyone have better ideas? If not, I'll probably go throw myself on the mercy of the McLendon Hardware plumbing department later this week, but that's a last resort.

another writing post

Seen on jaylake: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/mar/11/patrick-ness-writing-internet

The thing is, if you want to share your writing with large numbers of people, unless you have a way to bring them to your website, putting your novel up on the web isn't going to do diddly.

That said, boy, do I agree with him otherwise.

Anyone who didn't think I would, please raise your hand.

Yeah, thought so.

don't get me wrong

But maybe it is a good thing that our Treasury Secretary, of all people, has some Vulcan blood.

Or maybe Tim Geithner is part elf?

[ducking and running]