the poltergeist who lives somewhere inside the van had a little fun with us today by suddenly causing all of the gauges to flutter wildly and all of the dashboard lights to flicker like demented fireflies. At least the damn van didn't stall like it usually does. Later, when I drove it to the repair shop, everything worked perfectly. Even the battery light, which had come on during the initial trouble, had blinked off. Poltergeist. That's the only explanation.

The SUV with the tree on top of it hasn't moved. Don't the people who own it ever look out their front windows?

We figured out what to do with the expensive hotdogs that the kids request and then don't eat. Feed them to the Monitor lizard. He loves them, and ate all of the leftovers despite the fact that he had just eaten two rats.

cds I listened to while enjoying the full moon: V/A "Constellation Music Until Now", Demi Semi Quaver "(sorry, I don't know japanese...)", Bug Guts "Great Spangled Fritillary", and V/A "Azadi! - a benefit compilation for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan"