I thought this was a very interesting article about most vital tools to have around the house, not least of all because of all the comments that say it's wrong, and WD40 isn't a lubricant.

Good to know.

We don't get out early today, but we do get to wear casual clothes. We get out early Friday. I can't work out if I should work from home then or not. Probably should.

Why do I order more cross-stitch Christmas kits when I still have 10 more ornaments to make from the kits I already have?

I AM NOT WORKING!!!! ANd we have figured out a compromise for T'Day. I buy mac his Christmas gift today and we move the entire Wii set-up to the grandparents' house and then we spend some of today and all of tomorrow there.

Now I need to get moving, shower, order this thing on TRUs for store pick-up and make a trip to the grocery store where if I do not cut a bitch I will consider it a major victory.

sumi, that is terrible. I am so sorry this happened.

Debetesse, Perkins, did you consider getting a home loan in Greece?

Oh, SNERK!

sumi, I'm so sorry.

Not necessarily. William. Shatner.

In his younger days, he was easy on the eyes.

Having spent a lot of time with the McGill Theatre Department, I do have to say that's not remotely true.

I should have qualified my statement by saying that the Canadian actors I have seen *on television* almost universally have good genes. Even the unconventional ones have something that's incredibly compelling about them.

My fault for assuming the qualifier "almost" was sufficient.

thought this was a very interesting article about most vital tools to have around the house,

Hmpff. If you don't have a locking-back pocket knife, you're going to need a first-aid kit. WD-40 is first of all a moisture-displacer, but it does leave a lubricating film.

Where is everyone? If you don't post, I have to clean!

I am at work, and there are actually people here. I have a report I need to finish editing.

We got 4 hours off today, except I'm a contractor and I don't officially qualify: I figure I'll slip out around 3 or 4 anyway, and go pick up the turkey I forgot to pick up last night.

Tonight I will make cranberry-ginger-tangerine sauce and a pie.

Presumably we tend to suck the really good looking Canadians into our orbit. I see lots more Dave Foleys than Bruce McCulloughs in the lower 48

Oh sumi, how sad and terrible. His poor family.

But oh! I also wanted to say congratulations to Perkins! Go you!

I am at my sister's house and supposed to be grading while things are still quiet. oops?

Good article on IO9 about why people get sick on planes.

Recycled air? A myth! Dirty surfaces everywhere! A truth! Stay out of the bathroom, wipe down your tray with anti-germ wipes and stay out of that back seat pocket. Also, aisle seats are bad. (People touch them with their hands as they go down the aisle.)