A guitar for Winterson makes a nice present for me. It was meant as a present for him -- and he clearly likes it, but it's turning out to be a nice present for me too. So far, he can barely even play the chords for "Louie Louie," but I'm already enjoying listening to him practice.

Finished my first novel today. Drafty. Very drafty. But finished!

Here's what I want to know about the latest episode of Heroes: exactly what kind of lab requires the class to light their Bunsen burners and then listen to a lecture about Charles Darwin? Even if it's a "general science" class that covers both biology and chemistry... that still doesn't make sense.

Now that I've had crab-cakes with jicama for the second time, I'm always going find crab-cakes without jicama disappointing. You wouldn't expect it, but jicama offers the perfect crunchy contrast to soft yummy crab-cakes.

Late night Settlers silliness brings you: "One Sheep Who Could Have Been One Sheep With Fifteen Other Sheep," the potential title of a children's book.

Watching 13 Going On 30 is a little like watching Peggy Sue Got Married in reverse. The obvious comparison is, of course, to Big. And it does have some traits in common with Big. However, I found it had just as much in common with both Peggy Sue Got Married and Mr. Destiny. So, if you combine Big, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Mr. Destiny -- all three better movies -- you get... Mr. Big Got Married. Actually, that won't come out for another year and will star Sarah Jessica Parker. Seriously, it was a cute movie. Not good, but cute.

Winterson brought me a pastry all the way from Poland. It tasted a lot like a normal pastry. But it came all the way from Poland.