My cat Twist is spending several days at the vet, recovering from a kidney stone. Poor thing had to be catheterized. I miss him.

Amy made me a waxed hood for keeping dry at SCA events. Its nifty.

I kinda want to get this waxed hoodie from urban outfitters for non-medieval rain ocassions:

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7938932.stm

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/correlation.png

http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/03/the-first-sketches-of-history/

I agree with much of this (although delaying adulthood still seems like a good idea:-)):

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/03/dont-try-to-dodge-the-recession-with-grad-school/#more-2071

http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/04/swamp_thing/

Something seems to be wrong with the heat in the bank today. Although maintenance assures us nothing is wrong, we are all freezing and working in our coats today. I've cut the fingers off my cheap gloves so I can work in them.

Send warm thoughts. Or hot thoughts, if appropriate.

http://community.livejournal.com/steampunk_diy/

Study appears to mean that its more effective to doodle during those long boring meetings than to daydream about Summer Glau:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7912671.stm