Oh, now I've got my morning snifflies on.

Did I kill Bitches? I'm sorry! I'll stop sniffling now! See, I'm happy, it's ok!

Silly Lilty! You didn't kill Bitches!

I'm off attempting to write a Sestina poem. This is...well...interesting.

{{Lilty}}

If anyone sees me in here before, say, 5, kick me out. I HAVE A FUCKING THESIS TO WRITE, DAMMIT.

If anyone sees me in here before, say, 5, kick me out.

Does now count?

Weird. Did we know that Li'l Kim might be facing 30 years in prison? For perjury? [link]

Best bit of the article:

Judge Lynch told [jurors] that they could not listen to Hot 97, a major New York hip-hop and rap station, during the trial, and they all agreed that it would not be a hardship for them.

Girl Scout cookies:

It does sound like one of the more interesting jury selections:

In a selection process that began last week, many prospective jurors were eliminated because of what Judge Lynch called "significant negative stereotypes" about rap music. Prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed to eliminate one juror who said on a pretrial questionnaire that "a lot of them seem to shoot each other." Another juror who was removed from the pool said that drugs and crime seemed "to be part of their culture."

A number of possible jurors objected to the raunchy lyrics and scant clothing of Ms. Jones, who is described as the Mae West of rap music on her main fan Web site. One juror complained that she "spends a lot of money on diamonds," and seemed "like she would do almost anything for money." The juror was dismissed.

Judge Lynch declined to eliminate several jurors who he said had disliked Ms. Jones's "fashion sense," but they were struck from the pool by government and defense lawyers.

And actually, I'm kind of impressed that they seem to have gone to a lot of trouble to get a fair jury.

I am in need of recommendations for easy-to-prepare vegetable dishes that are on the bland side, or, at the bare minimum, low acidity.

I haven't been eating enough (or any) veggies for the past couple of weeks, because my stomach -- and my *tongue* -- are reacting very badly to any acidic food, from citrus to tomato to battery acid.

Potatoes, which I adore, are the blandest of the bland, but then, they're really less of a "veggie" and more of a starch.

Any suggestions? Please? I fear scurvy or pellegra are imminent.

Cashmere, if you're about, how is your mom's recovery coming along? Did you take Owen to see her over the weekend?

I'm off for a while. Scott is working from home today, and apparently has to use the computer for actual work.

Teppy, were you on an antibiotic recently? Even if not, is there any chance you could have thrush or something, that's making your tongue sensitive.

*flashes back to complete stranger in ER who showed me her tongue*

*faints*