For me, the test is the Watch Test. Do I look at it? There are several theaters (including today's) whose seats are so uncomfortable, 15 minutes would fail a butt test. Plus, most are low enough that no matter what, my legs take turns going to sleep.

When I was in Safeway tonight, I was told I now qualify for their flexible medical spending account. Wha?

If we're paying $6 to sit in uncomfortable chairs to watch a movie from a bad angle, not to mention the $2 parking, all I really ask is that you keep your commentary to yourself. I get the urge, believe me, but you know what? Except in your own home, it is rude.

I totally agree, sarameg--I'm just glad when people aren't afraid to speak up and tell people to shut up. I've shushed people and even gone to an usher when I was worried about a very loud and large group of people that I didn't feel comfortable confronting about their loud yelling.

I never get to more than one cup of tea so I only have a stainless steel kettle. I'd like a nice teapot someday. But the research looks daunting. I may let ita do that for me when I'm ready to buy.

penguin poo research.

Heh. That was fun. That guy has some very diverse interests (based on what he's published).

OK, WTF? The location card thing on Law & Order just said "Washington Heights, Bronx." Um, Washington Heights is in Manhattan, not the Bronx. They shoot here! People should know better!

Also, my cat once again proved himself to have the best personality of any cat ever, by winning over even my mother, who doesn't like cats.

I am studying the anatomy of the back. I'm not sure why.

Someone brought a two year old to King Kong last night, and sat behind me. They must have left (switching adults) five times in the first half of the movie, totalling at least an hour of missed time between them. I can see how a sitter mightn't be affordable, but surely you're wasting money spent on tickets at this point.

And there's no way I'd expect a two year old to sit through that movie without being freaked out. It's not like they could sleep through it.

I am officially starting 2006 sick. I thought I had just drank some bad milk this morning but the fever, chills and ongoning intestinal distress lead me to think that it's more that just bad food.

Con someone make my evening better by telling me that GA is on in 45 minutes. The station that shows it early was showing Commander in Chief.

ETA:I am supposed to start yoga again tomorrow, but I don't know if I will make it.

(I'm afraid there's no new GA this week. And I think there's a recap next week)

Damn. I'd settle for even a repeat, though.

I just watched about 3 hours of programming on Canadian Comedy. I was trying to watch a British show, You Are What You Eat, but the dispays of disgusting food, and colonics (!!!) was too much for my sensitive tumy.

Yikes. That's not something I'd want to watch at the best of times, really.

I hope you feel better in time for your plans tomorrow.

ita, a problem with tea is that there are incompatibilities between quality and length of life. Tea is best prepared loose in the pot. Which means that even if the pot is insulated, after the first five minutes you get stewed tea. So you can get one of those french-press type tea pots, but crushing the leaves makes the tea bitter.

I usually end either using tea bags in the pot and fishing them out: the china pot keeps the tea warm enough to keep drinking from -- or I make the tea loose and then pour it off into an insulated mug to keep it from stewing. Given that an insulated mug will cost you $4, I submit this may be a solution, if not the perfect one.