and so... i'm off! Complex...er... St. Louis, here i come!

nope, dude, it's just the dumbass browser at work. your permalinks are fine in IE5.5 and Netscape 6.

ok then, for those who have asked "what's a tolkhan?", to the left, below the quote (which is nifty, isn't it?) is a link to "what's a tolkhan?" and no, Rich, it isn't per se "an indian or a fairy", as you say, though i guess it could be both since tolkhan is me and i am both.

by the by, i'm having trouble with your permalinks again. it may just be my browser (like it was on Jean's page. IE4.0 sucks.) i'll check again when i get home.

which will be very soon. it's nearly noon, and i'm taking half a day off so that i may get on the road to St Louis early enough to get there before midnight. i still have to go home and pack though, 'cause i didn't do it last night like i was supposed to. damned computer had me distracted all night.

i feel good now.

today is someone's birthday here in the office, and my co-workers are decorating her cubicle (next to mine). as they hang the crêpe paper, one of them calls out to me "when's your birthday?"

"november," says i.

"oh, we missed it. are you twenty-one yet?"

bless you, marcia.

"i'm twenty-six."

"what?!?"

hooray! something to start the day out nicely.

i don't like this job-thing i have where i actually have to work. it's kept me busy all day and i really haven't had much time to surf. what free time i have had, i've spent working out the little unsightly blemishes of my blog's new look. how can they expect me to work when i have flaws in my blog?

if i'm doing this now, after it's been published, imagine how i was last night before it debuted. poor mikey sat alone most of the evening watching television. it's hard enough getting him to come over during the week (something about not liking Voyager or Buffy and Angel), and when he does, i spend all evening at the computer.

bad terrence. stupid terrence dummy boy.

so, anyone have any suggestions for "Sorry-I-Blew-You-Off-For-My-Blog-Please-Forgive-Me" gifts, please let me know.

United States Supreme Court B*tch-Slap. this is fun!
[link ganked from the Brandlands]

wowzers! the Daily Dean has me linked now. makes me giddy to have a referral from someone with a noggin i admire so much.

News/Rumor from Popbitch Newsletter

• Sara and Keren of Bananarama are planning a comeback. They already have a record deal in France, and a single scheduled for release in February.
• "Britney Spears is no longer talking to Nick Backstreet following his questions to her on live radio about her "Silicon Valley"
• Jermaine Jackson claims that the Jackson 5 are set to reform, with brother Michael on board. Then again, Jermaine just called his new-born son "Jermajesty", so he's probably mental.

that's all the really interesting parts of this issue.

you know, i had to get a new license in September, and the only day i could take care of it was a few days after i'd injured my back. i was heavily medicated with pain pills and muscle relaxers, so in my photo, you can almost see the drool running out of the corner of my mouth. i look like such a goob.

ah, yes... the debut of my new template. what d'ya think?

it looks the same in IE 4.0 and 5.5 as it does it Netscape 6. i'd like to attribute that to my talent, but i can't. it probably has more to do with a greater standardization between the two browsers.

the madness surrounding Napster spreads into new territories. [ok, so the articles a bit old...give me a break! i just found it!]

Condorman is gonna be on Starz Family in March! woo hoo!

so....tempting.... i know they're there....must resist.....

"I'm as receptive as... Susan Lucci through 19 years of award shows."

i want this! i'd just have to get a DVD player too.

"(Mark Burnett, executive producer of Survivor and Survivor II) is definitely a producer who is in a league of his own."

yes, him and all the other Reality TV™ producers. i guess that's why they've already decided to have Survivor III and Survivor IV.

ha!

yippee! the plans are confirmed. mikey and i are going to sunny St Louis this weekend, where we will spend a fabulous 2 days/2 nights beneath the Gateway Arch on the sandy beaches of the Mississippi River, sipping pina coladas in a midwestern tropical paradise.

when did priests start thinking it acceptable to pose nude for calendars?
[via Relapsed Catholic]

"Sunday's sermon topic: 'What is hell?' Come early and listen to our choir!"

"Don't let worry kill you; let the church help."

heh. from an L.A. Times article on church marquees.
[via Relapsed Catholic]