If I have been even more scarce than usual, blame
suricattus. She drafted inveigled strong-armed invited me to take part in GISHWHES*, and I have spent the week (along side of the actual worky things) creating odd things and doing weirdness. None of which can be revealed until after Sunday, I believe. But then... O! the stories I will have to tell. As long as the brain-wipe doesn't take.
* the Greatest Internet Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen. It's a thing.