for lunch today - leftovers from dinner last night here: [link]

asparagus, scallops and mango-apple chutney. No mashed potatoes because I ate them all last night. nom.

and now I will exercise and pretend that I stuck to my diet.

Steph, without being able to click your clickity links, how long is the story going to be? That's cool and crazy.

Around 2,050 words.

Teppy, that's not only amazingly cool, you've managed to make me seriously think--for a moment, anyway--about actually getting a tattoo. Still not doing it because of the needles and the phobia, but that is incredibly cool.

But what if you volunteer and find out that you're "is" or "of"?

People are allowed to decline if they don't like the word they're given, but it sounds like they can't sign up again in an attempt to get a "better" word. They also can't request a specific word.

But what if you volunteer and find out that you're "is" or "of"?

What if you're a comma, and you should have been a semicolon?

Some people get punctuation with their words, but no one gets *only* a punctuation mark.

Steph, also - do they get to choose where (on their body) their tattoo is? (I'm picturing someone with "is:" in the middle of their forehead.)

Oh hey, the author lives right near me! I was just on her street this morning (taking D to the doctor).

[edit: Toddson, here's what she says about placement:]

You are free to choose the site of your tattoo, except in the case of words naming specific body parts. These may be anywhere but the parts named, e.g. the word “hand” may be tattooed on your foot, stomach, shoulder blade, etc. but not on your hand. This stipulation does not apply to the word “skin” or any of its synonyms, for obvious reasons. The tattoo need not be in a place that is commonly visible (under your hair would be acceptable, for example) but must remain so long enough to be documented in a photograph.

The tattoo may be any size, so long as it can be read with the naked eye.

Tattoos must be in black ink and a classic book font. Words in fanciful fonts will be expunged from the work. No script, italics, German blackletter, etc; no decorations or embellishments of any kind.

Now I totally need "is" tattooed on me somewhere!

Some people get punctuation with their words, but no one gets *only* a punctuation mark.

I would totally do a punctuation mark. But a single word with punctuation seems like it would feel ungrammatical.

You do, DJ.

What Happens When a Candy Bar Sees Its Parents Murdered Before Its Eyes

This is about the Reese's Dark Peanut Butter Bat.

I'm picturing someone with "is:" in the middle of their forehead.

Someone has "It" on his throat.

But a single word with punctuation seems like it would feel ungrammatical.

I would just walk around feeling all out of context.

Yay! Court gives detainees habeas rights

Scary that it was only 5-4, though.

In a stunning blow to the Bush Administration in its war-on-terrorism policies, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign nationals held at Guantanamo Bay have a right to pursue habeas challenges to their detention. The Court, dividing 5-4, ruled that Congress had not validly taken away habeas rights. If Congress wishes to suspend habeas, it must do so only as the Constitution allows — when the country faces rebellion or invasion.