something I am grateful for today

Feeling kinda rough lately, which makes it tougher to pick something, but I finally got one: my entire family has been unusually upbeat and supportive and nice to be with lately, and that makes it easier to take these feeling-rough patches. Wouldn't trade any of those guys for anythin.

new pants

I'm sitting here in new charcoal-grey pants with a suttle [i.e., subtle] herringbone pattern. They fit good and are made of nice material (mostly cotton, I think) so they're comfy. I am dead chuffed with them.

I buy clothes for myself so rarely that for me it's a big deal when I wear something new, and hence tend to wallow in it a bit. Usually I only buy something if I need to replace office clothes that are wearing out (as was the rationale for these pants). Otherwise, I tend to wait for birthdays and Christmas to get new casual clothes for around the house and whatnot, I almost never go out and buy my own.

I guess I'd rather spend my money on manga.

not really science

Why are SF black holes only destructive when you intend them to be -- otherwise, entering one will transport you unharmed to some distant place and/or time?