near squashing and Friday's plans

I just love the "apology wave" so many yuppie DC motorists do right after they almost squash you with their car. It's funny, every time someone almost runs me over in a crosswalk the thing that flashes through my mind right before I turn my attention to the idiot driver is "Crap! I have no health insurance!" If I was Magneto...

In spite of everyone's advice, it looks like we're seeing the Dresden Dolls on Friday rather than NOSFERATU. I wish I could do both but can't. I've seen the movie possibly over a hundred times (without an orchestra, of course), and I'm not tired of it or anything, but it's an opportunity that could come up again next year.