Jesse, I gave you Matt Damon video.

OK, I do not hate you or Matty D.

Actually, I am not cranky with any of you people here. It's just stupid work. Stupid work!!!

I had a great little quesadilla with an absurdly expensive organic corn tortilla with jalapeno and cotija cheese. And some candied ginger.

I love candied ginger, so yummy.

I don't even know what to think about the election anymore, it's just gone completely into crack!fic land. I am half expecting Rodney McKay and John Sheppard, as dueling political consultants, to show up and start necking on the Daily Show.

I had samosas for lunch and they sat in my tummy like a lump. Damn you fried food!

Also, I was supposed to be off on Monday, and I have to come in. I am not happy.

have people heard the concerns about people still registered at foreclosed on addresses not being able to vote? If yu know anyone who was foreclosed on and lost their home, have them check out if their voter registration is still valid. That group does not to be disenfranchised.

I'm looking forward to tonight's Uzbek dinner (they've got a big group coming--13 so far). I was looking through the website's thread on Chaihanna and thinking that the urama looked really good, as do the spicy egglant and carrot dishes. Oh, and I'll have to try the chak-chak for dessert.

I figure with that big of a group, we'll probably order most if not all of the menu, so I'll be able to taste a lot of what's available (they're really into passing dishes around at their F2Fs, I've heard).

WaMu failure may have been accelerated by people withdrawing their savings. Has it come to that? Can BofA and ING disappear tomorrow and take my pittance with them?

I mentioned that I was being coerced to appear in a video at work, right? That happened on Monday. The video shoot got pushed back due to delays, and although my part was cut, I stuck around during filming because someone needed to keep track of the cookies and the handcuff key. The handcuffs are now hanging from my cubicle.

Can BofA and ING disappear tomorrow

If all the depositors at those banks decided that they all want their money back at the same time, then yes, POOF!, they're gone.

and take my pittance with them?

No. All deposits at those banks are insured. As long as you have less than $100K in each account, the government will give your money back.

I have been spending the day catching up with news and I just want to go home and drink cocoa and read Georgette Heyer novels. Why everything have to be so bad? And stupid? I am so tired of the stupid, pointless melodrama. Oh, for leadership.

Can BofA and ING disappear tomorrow and take my pittance with them?

For values of "pittance" that cover a deposit account of less than $100,000, no. Deposit insurance will cover that.

And Tom, I'm going to quibble. It isn't $100,000 per account -- it's $100,000 per bank.