FINALLY my home computer is fixed (they called today). I think part of the delay was that I said I wanted to buy some new virus-protection software and have them install it - and they were all out.

So now I go to pick it up. I also have the (woo) Departmental Credit Card, and permission to buy the gear I need for extracting soil inverts. It feels good to be starting some research again. I get twitchy and sad when I am not-researching, mainly because I feel I am Failing To Fulfill My Purpose on this Earth.

And things are further looking up: I got a "will you be my Valentine?" message. OK, so it was from Powell's Books. But it does carry a $5 off offer with it, so that's something. (And really, if I had a real actual Valentine, and he really understood me, he would know that a book would be a more-favorably-looked-upon gift than pretty much any of the "typical" Valentine's gifts).