Merry Shoebox Christmas.

Now with slugs.

Introducing ...

a new blog by Abba. It's called the Maid of Honor Chronicles, and it's a kind-of tongue-in-cheek look at how a tomboy (me) helps plan Meckhead's wedding.

Hope you don't mind, Meckhead. But being out of my depth and the geek that I am, I figured I'd turn to the blogosphere for help.

Sightings

Captain Jack Sparrow drives a silver Toyota Celica with Wisconsin plates.

Bad news, good news

Bad news: Spilled the tin of expensive, loose-leaf, Earl Grey tea on the floor. Vacuumed it up.

Good news: Vacuuming now accompanied by the lovely scent of bergamot.

Kudos where they're due

Apple has taken a lot of flak over its iPod nano's easily cracked screen.

Mine cracked after just a month of use, despite being kept in the well-padded pocket of a hardshell laptop case and a protective neoprene sleeve.

However, Apple has handled my request for replacement promptly and without hassle.