Life continues to race forward at an alarming pace, and I'm pretty sure I shall never catch up. This is one of those casserole entries, with a little bit of everything-- some blathering, some mp3's, some AIM, some links, and a poll. No French-fried onion bits on top, though. For your convenience, I have arranged the cuts thus!

( The Blathering - Crisis Core, Across the Universe )