1. Gave up on the Why I Love the Internet thing once I sensed I was about to repeat myself after only 15 entries. Well, I love the Internet, and that's that.

2. Did some work on the Black Patti article. I think I'll pitch it to the Chicago Journal, though it's a little out of their range. Or maybe I can try the Reader. Jay Mayo "Ink" Williams was a very interesting man with a long career in music and football, of all things.

3. Ordered an Olympus digital recorder for interviews. So long magnetic tape.

4. Still watching Bleak House (Only an hour a night. No marathon TV sessions, please.. Gillian Anderson deserves some sort of award for Most Distant and Beautiful-Looking Actress in a BBC Period Television Series.

5. Started Koji Suzuki's Dark Water. This shouldn't take long. Love that J-horror.