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Thanks to the fine organizational skills of zp, I met with Katy today and headed over to Whole Foods for a little Pittsburgh blogger get-together. It was quite good to be able to put faces and personalities to a couple of the names I see so often in the blogosphere, although I might have been a little more involved in the conversation if I'd had another cup of coffee in the morning. As it was, I actually went into a Starbucks on my way home from Whole Foods, and after drinking that cup of coffee, I'm still not entirely awake, so maybe it wouldn't have made much of a difference at our shindig, after all.

When I finally arrived at home, by way of the 64A bus which was so bumpy I thought my brain might have rattled right out of my skull by the time I reached Squirrel Hill, I noticed the living room was very warm. I had called the realty agency in charge of this house yesterday before leaving my lab, and I complained that my furnace wouldn't turn on again and that I saw smoke coming out of the floor above the furnace. I can only assume they sent someone over here today to check it out, and that particular someone left the thermostat at a ridiculous temperature, somewhere between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature in the house is back down to comfortable levels now, and I can only hope my furnace doesn't start acting up again. (Or, maybe that would be a good thing, and they could pay for a replacement furnace that's 60 years newer than the current one.)

Last night, I was instructed to watch V for Vendetta, and I now have it in my possession, so I believe some part of this evening will be devoted to doing that. Otherwise, I need to tidy up a bit so my mom doesn't excoriate me tomorrow when she arrives to stay for a long weekend. And, presently, I think I'll steep some of The Republic of Tea's amazing rooibos.