Oof. Food for thought, indeed. (xkcd)

So exactly what muscles does one use when one vomits? Because oh, I hurt. Turns out the “food poisoning” I thought it was, wasn't, 'cause 's puking now. Great. Except for the pain, I feel mostly human, so hopefully it's over fast. This had better be well and truly over before Saturday, as we have very important, quite expensive plans – with no refund.

So after weeks of bitching and whining about how much my hair is bugging me (it's a ritual), I finally got it cut. I went a good bit shorter this time, and, well, there's pictures behind the cut. :) I'm so incredibly pleased with the way it turned out! I just hope I can manage to make it look decent later. And here's a picture of my adorably cute dog – it's hard to catch him in that pose with his ears up! In other news, I really need to figure out what's wrong with gallery. I didn't do anything…

Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there. Largo Police are looking for a little girl who pulled a knife on a Wal-Mart clerk as she tried to steal two boxes of Lego toy blocks. It happened on the Missouri Avenue around 9:00 pm Tuesday night. Police say the 7 to 8-year-old girl hid the toys under her coat and tried to walk out the door. A store employee was watching and approached the child, asking her to turn over the Lego blocks. Police say the little girl then opened her jacket and displayed a combo carving…

Well, thanks to suggestions from and I've put in my very first BPAL order for six imp ears. I'm looking forward to getting them, and hope I find a scent that I really like. Again I must thank for providing me with my first hit! I now see why people are all enthused about BPAL – such good smelly stuff! November 8, 2006 1:22 PM – Absinthe BPAL says: Fall under the spell of our Green Fairy! An intoxicating blend containing wormwood essence, light mints, cardamom, anise, hyssop, and the barest hint of lemon. In the tube – minty licoricey,…

Hacking Democracy. Go watch it.

If you haven't voted yet, go do it! Sure, it may be an exercise in futility, but hey, life is an exercise in futility – you'll just wind up dead at the end of it anyway, right? Go vote. The above message is purely US-centric. Deal.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta. The Midland Boston North Central The Inland North Philadelphia The South The Northeast What American accent do you have? By the way, it's usually soda, though sometimes pop.

Tonight was a nice, quiet evening – we shut off all the lights and watched Corpse Bride and It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – my kinda night. Happy Halloween everyone!