Ha! I just got news at work that will make my life easier, but my boss's potentially harder -- they're transitioning all the fundraising database stuff into the main university information database, which means that, as a student, I won't have access to any of it! So I don't have to go to the training, and I won't even be able to look stuff up on it for my boss.

Now that I've seen the rest of it -- it appears that the abuse is endemic, and not confined to the prisons or formal interrogations. One of the former interrogators is testifying that it's happening all over Iraq.

From what I understand, the prisoners are being tortured before they're turned over to the formal interrogators who are actually trained to not use torture and why it doesn't actually work.

Amy Acker was on Alias last week? I miss a lot by being behind.

Yeah. She's also a bad guy and I'm assuming will be in other episodes. I finally watched my Alias tape from last week last night. I'm actually disappointed that Rachel Nichols looks like she's actually going to be a major character because that means I'm going to have to keep watching.

OK, my five best sandwiches as of today: 5. The ham sandwich I ate the other day that let me know my stomach was on the mend by being pleasant to contemplate. was a modest hardworking sandwich but totally did its job. 4. Bacon lettuce tomato: It's a classic for a reason, folks. Have only had one bad one, ever.(that place didn't give a crap, obviously.) 3. First time stepdad bought me a cheesesteak. We had a good time that day and I decided not to hate his guts anymore. 2. Leftover turkey day turkey. 1. French dips at Katz' deli...the finest of the form.

Woo! My boss just brought me Chinese food. Not for free, of course, but somehow lunch tastes better when my only involvement in acquiring it is, "I'll take that combo plate, here's five dollars."

From Wired:

Australian for 'Pickled Long Pig'
Boozing it up in Australia can have a deadly side effect: It can dramatically boost your chances of being attacked by a saltwater crocodile. Nearly a third of all individuals attacked by "salties" between 1971 and 2004 had been drinking, according to a study published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. It's not that the crocs -- whose numbers have boomed from 3,000 to 75,000 since the species gained governmental protection in the 1970s -- suddenly developed a taste for internally marinated humans. Instead, it's alcohol's charming effect on the human brain that's to blame, according to Charlie Manolis, one of the study's authors. "Sometimes when people do drink they throw caution to the wind," Manolis told AFP. No kidding.

I can't imagine a likely situation where I'd think that wrestling a crocodile would be a good idea. How often do people hold you at gunpoint and say, "It's that, or sex with Dick Cheney!"

Nearly a third of all individuals attacked by "salties" between 1971 and 2004 had been drinking, according to a study published in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. It's not that the crocs -- whose numbers have boomed from 3,000 to 75,000 since the species gained governmental protection in the 1970s -- suddenly developed a taste for internally marinated humans.

Did they consider that maybe a third of all Australians are drunk? Huh? Did they?

Did they consider that maybe a third of all Australians are drunk? Huh? Did they?

That crossed my mind.

Fosters - it's Australian for croc bait.

Seriously extended weather forecast

Seriously extended weather forecast

That's a lotta Doppler.