Isn't that convenient. My online bill pay option has vanished from my online banking account. WTF?

Timelies,

Re Alias: I know the show usually isn't big with the sense-making, but why the heck would terrorist dude put so much time and resources into acquiring a state of the art bomb and then just leave it behind to try and kill Sark with it instead of just shooting him in the head and escaping with the bomb. I did like Jack's MI-6 friend a lot though. And I'm thinking Sark is still hung up on Lauren considering the whole blond british woman thing, especially with the letting her into his hotel room and the cuddling afterwards.

That's funny, Cashmere, because mine's supposed to be offline today too (except I was warned about it a while ago). I'm sure we don't have the same bank though, so how weird.

I was just thinking that Emily! (we have the same bank)

Weather-wise, while I'm not thrilled about the prospect of shovelling, I'm glad the snow has bumped things up from stupid cold to a much more bearable temp.

ita, some time ago you posted asking Plei for advice on linking a multi-strand section of a necklace with a single-strand section. I have a method that works well with cones - any interest at this point? or am I, as usual, late to the conversation?

The more the merrier, Toddson -- I'd love to have your input.

Unnf. I still have to pick a thread too. This was so much easier when I didn't plan and just blasted ahead. Pity about the inconsistency of the results, though.

I know the show usually isn't big with the sense-making, but why the heck would

wave your hands in the air like you just don't care!

My company had a clip in this episode. I was so chuffed.

I know it's only psychosomatic, but the knowledge I only get to sleep 5 hours tonight (as prep for the asleep/awake EEG) is kicking my ass.

On the upside, Republic of Tea's Ginger Peach tea is awesome. I'll just have to remember not to drink it tomorrow.

This method works well with cones.

String the multi-strand section. Take two pieces of wire - a fairly heavy gauge, thin enough to go through the small end of the cone with a little wiggle room. They should be several inches long, depending on how many strands and how comfortable you are working with wire. Make a wrapped loop in one end - small enough to fit inside the cone, large enough to hold the strands. You can make the loop more oval to fit it completely inside the cone; it doesn't have to be neat since it's going to be inside the cone. (A wrapped loop is a loop at one end of the wire with a long tail that ends up at a right angle to the main length of the wire. Take the tail, wrap it wround the main length a couple of times so that the loop doesn't un-loop and snip off the excess.) Terminate the multiple strands on the wrapped loop. When the multiple strands are all connected to the loop, take the other end of the wire and pull it through the cone. Make a wrapped loop on the other end of the cone and attach your single strand to that. If your single strand is chain, start the loop and, before you wrap the tail around the main length, slide the end link of the chain onto the loop and then wrap it. Trim (more neatly than the one inside the cone) and you're set. You can also do more wraps for the outside loop to snug it up against the cone.