You know, I didn't mention that I got a present yesterday. I got a new computer. Now, I used to be excited at the prospect of a new computer, but this year it feels as though I got an expensive vacuum cleaner. It's a household appliance without glamor. A pricey necessity. The best thing about the whole experience was when we switched the units out last night after I put Lucy to bed. While we were working, she came to the corner of her cage and asked, impatiently, "What you doing?"