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Tenterhooks. OK, so it's not as bad as all that. But still.


Today's earrings: ants, swirly blue beads

Bedtime reading: The Girls of Slender Means, Muriel Spark

Super Heroes

Am I the only one who's a little bewildered at the idea that a complete bailout package for Wall Street must be passed this week or the world will end? I mean, what a coincidence that it's the last week of the last congressional session of Bush's last term when the bursting of the housing bubble (that's been going on for a while now) came to such an acute crisis that the government had to bail out Wall Street RIGHT THIS SECOND OMG GOTTA DO IT NOW! Funny how the timing works out, y'know? And - I know this is just crazy talk - wouldn't it make more sense to put together a relatively small program of short-term loans (using the exec's golden parachutes as collateral) that will get everyone through to January in a relatively liquid state, when the new Secretary of the Treasury can present the new President's plan for coping with the mortgage crisis to the new Congress? Doesn't that seem like the prudent thing to do?


Today's earrings: ants, blue beads

Bedtime reading: Men at Arms, Terry Pratchett

Plan A on schedule. So far.

The Angry Lemming's birthday present arrived at work today. Now I just need to bring it home, wrap it, and transport it without incident to brunch this weekend.

Which day is brunch?


Today's earrings: turtles, swirly blue beads

Bedtime reading: The Appleby File, Michael Innes

The Mermaid

Who would be
A mermaid fair,
Singing alone,
Combing her hair
Under the sea,
In a golden curl
With a comb of pearl,
On a throne?

- Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Today's earrings: mermaids, aqua-blue swirls

Bedtime reading: The Daffodil Affair, Michael Innes

Lyman

It struck me as I picked up tonight's reading material that there used to be a lot more people named Lyman. I checked the Baby Name Voyager for confirmation - Lyman was the 344th most popular name for boys in the 1880s and has been dropping ever since. Who were those kids named for, I wonder? The Lymans in Wikipedia either post-date the name's popularity or don't seem all that impressive.

It's a mystery.


Today's earrings: tree frogs, swirly aqua beads

Bedtime reading: L. Frank Baum, Katharine M. Rogers

Saline solution

Finally got me a neti pot. Maybe I didn't put in quite enough salt the first time? It stung a little. Mostly it felt weird... but in a good way.

I think I'll go pour some more water through my nose now.


Today's earrings: angelfish, blue & green swirly beads

Bedtime reading: The Great War and Modern Memory, Paul Fussell