I realized halfway through writing my back cover blurb for the new book that I nearly did the same. Now I need to change it. :)

PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start: go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off

"Firestarter", with Drew Barrymore as a kid who could set things on fire with her mind? Does that ring a bell?"Firestarter", with Drew Barrymore as a kid who could set things on fire with her mind? Does that ring a bell?

If I had to go for "best experience" though, have to with Shin Gojira, where the entire audience was quiet and respectful from start to finish.If I had to go for "best experience" though, have to with Shin Gojira, where the entire audience was quiet and respectful from start to finish.

Second runner up was my own fault, trying to see Coraline in 3D, not realizing how much my strabismus would make it impossible to see in 3D due to eyes not lining up and getting a migraine-class headache, running out and throwing up in the lavatory.Second runner up was my own fault, trying to see Coraline in 3D, not realizing how much my strabismus would make it impossible to see in 3D due to eyes not lining up and getting a migraine-class headache, running out and throwing up in the lavatory.

Runner-up is was Doctor Strange, where a woman loudly said, just before the lights went down, how much she HATED the smell of popcorn and proceeded to use about half a can of air freshener around her. My asthmatic wife got out - barely - and we got refunds when the manager came out coughing.Runner-up is was Doctor Strange, where a woman loudly said, just before the lights went down, how much she HATED the smell of popcorn and proceeded to use about half a can of air freshener around her. My asthmatic wife got out - barely - and we got refunds when the manager came out coughing.

Went to see Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. With about ten minutes to go in the movie, a small child started screaming at the top of his lungs, and the mother refused to take the kid outside *or* soothe their kid, saying they wanted to see the ending. The rest of us wanted to see AND hear it...Went to see Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. With about ten minutes to go in the movie, a small child started screaming at the top of his lungs, and the mother refused to take the kid outside *or* soothe their kid, saying they wanted to see the ending. The rest of us wanted to see AND hear it...

Yesterday's bad idea: A filk of "YMCA", entitled "IKEA". It's about halfway done. I should be novel-writing, brain!!Yesterday's bad idea: A filk of "YMCA", entitled "IKEA". It's about halfway done. I should be novel-writing, brain!!

It amuses me that in the comics, the Punisher addressed this, and he was pretty pissed at the cops.

Hey. Easy on yourself. This isn't about having "wasted" your life. If you didn't work a recovery before now, it's because you couldn't. The reasons don't matter. What matters is you're here now, working your recovery now. You're still alive to read this. Grace over guilt.