I know, I haven't blogged much lately. Sorry -- I'm just freakin busy, okay? And then I come home from a long day of trying to convince teenagers that Maya Angelou is worth reading, and you'll excuse me if I don't feel like doing more work. (I know, I know -- it's not really work.)

So anyway, I took this picture last night while Diane was finishing the last stage of Myst -- it's a jar (I love drinking out of jars for some reason) filled with Sierra Mist, in a room illuminated only by the very strong blue power light of my computer speakers. I thought it was very intriguing, so behold -- I share it with you all.

As for the tsunami: It doesn't look like East Timor was hurt by the disaster, but of course Aceh has been completely devastated. Please read this page for some info on the political background which is complicating everything.

As many as 100,000 people may have been killed in the Indonesian provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra as a result of an earthquake and tsunami that struck the region on December 26. The government initially kept the international community at bay as it apparently debated whether to open Aceh up to foreigners. The province had been almost entirely closed to any international presence due to military operations there. The Indonesian government’s response remains slow and uncoordinated.

If you can, please donate some cash to ETAN or Nonviolence International.

TimeWaster™

Here, play with this. See if you can figure out how to get the black links to stretch. (Yes, it's possible -- I've done it.)

Today I'm listening to: Run-DMC!