I'm not sure, can any of my friends read my locked entries, specifically, the ones designated only for friends (and not communities, etc)?

Gah.  Day 3 of a cold, it sucks, and I'm tired.  At least I'm not sore anymore.  The day after work was.... painful.  At least it's good exercise!  Plus I'll be mastering various salad and sandwich making techniques, which is always good.

As for nano, I had to change my plot.  The old one just wasn't doing anything for me, after the initial bliss.  Lol, the infatuation was short, and the idea needs to simmer in my back brain for a while before it's ready.  The one I have right now is about a year old, not overly developed, but I do kinda know where it's supposed to go.  Lol, it's a basic (sort of) romance, which is pretty cut and dried as to ending.  Happily ever after is the point of romance, right?

Whoops, better go update my profile at nano.  ciao.

I was reading through my friends page, and came across a link to poppy z. brite's journal, in which the continuing tragedy of what's happening in New Orleans is made clear.  And I felt guilty.  I'm way away from that, we worry about annual forest fires up here, but we recover very quickly.  New Orleans isn't.

Poppy has turned her home into a cat shelter, with a paypal account to donate money to, to help feed and care for the cats, most of which would be dead without her.  So I finally stopped procrastinating, and donated.  I feel a little bit better, though I know it isn't enough.  So much for being a grumpy hermit.