My goal of not looking like an idiot was not accomplished, sadly, since the whining noise was being caused by an air cleaner thing we had plugged into the power outlet.

Augh.

I'm still trying to find Indian food. There are a couple of places I could go, but am too tired to walk there. I probably will not resist the siren song of nearby french fries.

There are a couple of places I could go, but am too tired to walk there.

Did you walk all night looking for garlic naan?

Did you walk all night looking for garlic naan?

I stayed up waaay too late watching Torchwood, and now I am a limp, zombified noodle of sleep-deprivation.

But all the eps that aired on TV were also online.

Huh. Okay then. Airquotes most appropriate.

shrift, I think we might need to put you on a fandom intake diet. Or rather a fandoms diet. How many fandoms can you properly obsess over and stay functional?

ION, is that the sweet taste of schaudenfreude?

Republicans, still adjusting to their role as the minority party, were irate Wednesday that Democrats were speeding ahead without the minority party's input.

"We are disappointed that half of the Congress is being cut out of the process,'' said Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., who chairs the House Republican Conference. He and other GOP leaders accused Democrats of breaking their promise to voters to be more open and respectful of the minority party's rights in House proceedings.

Speaking of Pelosi, Rep. David Dreier, R-San Dimas (Los Angeles County) said, "I have been very reluctant to say anything critical of my fellow Californian. But when I've seen the reports that have come forward about the plans for this opening day package and the lack of consultation with the minority, I am very disappointed.''

But Republican leaders were grilled by reporters about why they hadn't given Democrats the same rights when the GOP ruled the House for 12 years. Rep. Eric Cantor, a top-ranking Republican from Virginia, admitted that GOP leaders had erred by ignoring Pelosi's call back in 2004 to respect the minority party's rights. "In hindsight, I think she was right," Cantor said.

"In hindsight, I think she was right," Cantor said.

Do ya think??? I hate the whinging going on. Boo-fucking-hoo.

I think we might need to put you on a fandom intake diet. Or rather a fandoms diet. How many fandoms can you properly obsess over and stay functional?

Hey!

t leaps protectively in front of shrift

We can give it up any time. If we wanted. We just don't want to.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLUFFY! YOU ARE SUPER NICE AND PRETTY!

The Capitol is bouncing this morning. Packed with folks in their Sunday best, smiles everywhere. So unlike when the Repubs have come in. Those guys just seem to have no joy in their hearts...even when they win. Being poor losers? And sages of retrospect? Not a shock.

The Capitol is bouncing this morning

I envy you your intimate acquaintance with nifty things like that. Plus, the Smithsonian at your beck adn call!