Not well, I'm afraid. We thought he was much better Tuesday night, but yesterday he was right back to the scary dark mood and worry about disaster scenarios every waking moment. I'm hoping the anti-depressant starts kicking in consistently soon.

Matt, I hope things improve soon. I recall from when friends switched medication in college that there was usually a week or two where things seemed worse before they got better.

I don't really relish the idea of eternal life. It sounds sort of boring to me. But then, I'm hard to please.

I'm good with living a few hundred years in this life. That's all I want. Yes, I know, that makes me a materialist, and that's badbadbad.

But I saw Syriana a couple nights ago, and I keep thinking of the last wishes of the kid who blew up the LNG tanker: The next life is the true life. That mentality frightens me so much, because once you start thinking like that, anything and everything in this life -- including murder, rape, torture and genocide -- can be justified, provided it was done for the glory of God.

Also, I want to chime in in support of ita's statement of appreciation about Steph's input, and expand it to include others, especially JZ. Y'all have delicious spicy brains, and though I don't share the beliefs and understandings you espouse, I like hearing them, because I feel they're at least as well thought out as my own areligiousness, and they help me to understand you better, as well as help me to understand my own thoughts and beliefs on this subject.

It would be so much funnier if Word wanted to change it to Gamera.

Gamera is really neat. He is filled with turtle meat.

On a more serious note, much mental health-ma for Matt's dad.

My horoscope reads: Your fan club is growing -- in fact, you're so well liked and respected that you're praised for things you're only thinking of doing. Be honest about your actual accomplishments -- your modesty will win even more fans.

Well? Where the hell is my praise?

much mental health-ma for Matt's dad.

What FrankenBuddha said. I hope it can be solved quickly with as little pain as possible.

ALLYSON IS GREAT AND HAS FABULOUS HAIR!! AND ALSO SMART AND PRETTY AND FUNNY!!

Gamera is really neat. He is filled with turtle meat.

We love eating Gamera!

Of course now I'm also earwormed with Barbara! Barabara! from the mecha-Streisand/Robert Smothra episode of South Park.

I'm good with living a few hundred years in this life. That's all I want. Yes, I know, that makes me a materialist, and that's badbadbad.

Nah -- it just makes you Hob Gadling.

Like maybe God would give us a starship so me and Einstein and Ray Bradbury could travel from galaxy to galaxy...

Now there's a god I could get behind.