What a long, strange week it's been...

It's been a hell of a week over in my life, as multiple migraines and an odd bout of spyware have kept me away from both the blog and anything that was the least bit productive. I finally got around to downloading the update to Firefox 2.somethingsomething thanks to having to reformat and re-install Windows. I'd been avoiding the upgrade because of the paranoia I have regarding the possible loss of my hundreds of bookmarks, many of which I never actually re-visit. I'm glad I did finally do it, though, because I'm digging the spell-checker, and that neat little feature that re-loads your tabs when Firefox inevitably crashes on you. That might be an old feature that I had disabled in the past, but nevertheless, it was new to me. I wuv you, Firefox.

Meanwhile, on the internet:

The X-Entertainment X-Mas Advent Calender is back, and it's even more engrossing than last year's, introducing the concept of parallel universes populated by rabbits and feudal-era-themed calenders. Is it an insult to this year's TV writers and producers or a compliment to Matt's creative acumen for me to say that I'm finding the Advent Calender to be a must-see event this year, while I hold no such views toward any of the TV shows that returned or premiered this fall?

Elsewhere, I think somebody should tell Worf that whatever the hell this is, it doesn't look like it's for sitting:
You should never need a lift to get into a chair.