Gift cards to a bookstore sound good. You could also do Staples or other office stores, because teachers are always buying supplies for their rooms and it adds up.

I need an intervention for my reality TV watching. Last night, I found myself flipping between So You Think You Can Dance, Made, and How Do I Look. And they were all so good. I think I'm addicted.

Yeeich, Sue! That tech needs to go back for some remedial training.

My veins are pretty easy to find, but I still tend to bruise like a mofo. Then again, I bruise easily in general, so I can't really blame blood draws.

You could also do Staples or other office stores, because teachers are always buying supplies for their rooms and it adds up.

This sounds good to me.

Shots fired in the Rayburn building? Anyone else hearing about this?

'Digging around' sounds like a no-no to me, it's a very good way to ensure a hematoma, as blood leaks into the surrounding tissue via the mangled artery walls. I suspect the real and responsible protocol is to start over again.

Yes, brenda -- I'm walking distance (ok, a bit of a stroll, but not too far) from there. The Rayburn building is still locked down, but the Capitol has been reopened.

Eesh, Sue. That's horrible.

Trust Sarameg about the last link on the chocolate page. There's a oh so wrong chocolate desecration there.

Perkins, I was tired.

I know. Still made the world not make sense though, just for a minute.

Our network goes down in five. Feh.

The National Review's top 50 conservative rock songs of all time.

sara, I am always looking for entertainment. those were scary.

my desk is a disaster.

Theo, have you tried cold?

Still made the world not make sense though, just for a minute.

I love krav. I love the krav socialising. It's just...I've been hanging with these guys, doing this stuff since last Saturday. And I'm the sort of weakling that says "Oh, okay, yeah" when a bunch of them are organising going out to dinner. At 10.

Je suis une idiote.