It occurs to me that perhaps I should have actually had something of consequential value to put in here before opening up my account and then sitting down to get today's little bit of nowhere done. I guess quality is in fact better than quantity. But who's counting?

It's eleven in the morning. Mel's curled up on the couch. Shady is curled up next to her. And Chance is curled up in a large cardboard box that came through the mail today from my Dad. Belated birthday presents, advance Christmas presents and the like. I think some of them are alcoholic in content. Well, the ones for Mel and I, at any rate.

Last night, much to my surprise, I sat down and managed to write something involving a dinette set torched by a precision Satellite Strike meant to cut a frozen slab of ham, and Largo the uber-Boomer singing "Frosty the Snowman." And best of all, it was something I didn't deem as complete crap.Which would seem almost contradictory if it wasn't for a Fanboys! fic.

But for me, this is impressive, given how (as earlier bits of nowhere make reference to) I seem rather temperamental with anything I write as of late. This makes me rather happy, and hopeful that the glimmer of light I see at the end of the tunnel is in fact a return to my love of writing, and not the front headlight of an oncoming locomotive engine. Though 'tis the season, so knowing my luck I'll get run over by the Polar Express.

Which does beg the question, who would win in a three-way showdown of steam power: Thomas the tank engine, the Little Engine That Could, or the Polar Express?

And I've just stumbled across a message board thread where people are talking about deep-throating popsicles. The topic of conversation in the thread goes downhill from there. And the phrase of the day is: "'Back' button!" Though Mel adds here that "Maybe deep-throating popsicles would help if you had a sore throat. Honestly! Think about it!"

I tried to think about it. My brain suffered a hemmorhage. Mel admittedly hasn't had a lot of sleep this morning, in case you're wondering.

Phrase of the Day: "'Back' button! 'Back' button!!"