I bring you a link to peruse whilst I'm out

From the inestimable Warren Ellis: Guy sticks 2008 needles in his head to mark the Beijing Olympics.

Umyeah.

Going out to deal with more stupid errands (shrink, bank, whole foods.) Damn kid mangled half the cards in my wallet, which means I will probably need to order a new check card, and when I was picking up after him I fell over backwards because my balance is made of fail and now my left arm is bruised and mangled because the sofa and I had an argument.

Head still foggy after three coffees and I still don't know if writing is in my future today. ARGH LIFE DAMNIT.

things that are awesome!

Original and pan-fandom ficathon: the lammas eve ficathon. GO AND SIGN UP BECAUSE YAY. (Sign up by Sunday at 10:30 GMT. DO EEEET, you know you want to, there will be PRIZES.)

Robot teddybear car navigation system! Dear Japan: this does NOT make up for the poison shooting hornets the size of one's thumb, but it is really adorable and I confess I would want one if I had a car.

My ankle hurts. So, yeah.

twits

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