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I was in a crap mood this morning but it's improved thanks to coffee and a word of thanks from my client. And today's Calvin and Hobbes. I don't like being this emotionally volatile, but whaddyagonnado? In fairness, it didn't help that the bus was full of irritating 10- to 12-year-olds and the news is getting to me. And I'd ordinarily have found the daycare kids that got on 2 stops after the tweens got off incredibly cute, but having started off aggravated, I carried on.

I bought a ton of summer-coloured T-shirts on the weekend, having discovered my wardrobe was pitifully lacking same. I'm wearing one (light blue) with my long brown wrap skirt and sandals -- this is also helping my mood. Summer is coming.

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Shocking news from Scientific American!

Media Physiques Prompt Body Image Woes among Men, Too

although may I just add that the picture they decided to illustrate this with... yecch.

feeling this needs to be said...

The end never justifies the means. It cannot. In fact, bad means corrupt a good end.

Obvious, much? Wish I knew where I'd read this stated much more eloquently, or could remember which philosopher J said came up with the idea. My brain is going all runny at the edges.

minor mysteries

I'm all for abusing office equipment in a minor way, but who on earth do you suppose is printing out Hotmail correspondence about the proper maintenance of in-flight catering equipment for an airline based in Dubai? I don't recognize the names.

(Goddamn right I'm nosy. If you don't want me seeing what you've sent to the printer, be there to pick it up.)

The chord progression for Tori Amos's "Winter" seems quite tame by comparison.