All right, all right...

A few small items that have been rattling around in my brain as I unpack boxes boxes boxes, and also unpack boxes, and shop for a bed and revel in the size of the window in my new office, and revel in the fact that like many other grown-ups worldwide, I actually have an office:

1. There actually are some possible excuses for not posting for six weeks, including directing a play (woo hoo!) + carrying hod (refreshingly, brutally hard, more on this in the future) + painting your father's house (boo, painting! hooray, results of painting!) + moving to a new state (specifically to a city with a hilarious name). So there.

2. What if, in some dystopian Orwellian/Huxleyan future, the entire world were on one time? As in: no time zones. When it's seven p.m., it's seven p.m. everywhere. And of course, through force or social engineering, everyone would have to keep their day based on time rather than daylight. If something's on TV, everyone who is watching it will be watching it at the same time. When it's between six and nine a.m., everyone in the whole world will be eating breakfast. When the sun comes up, it might be two a.m. or noon or six p.m. where you are, but everyone will be on the same wake/sleep cycle. This is of course impossible, but that's what sci-fi is all about. The social and cultural ramifications would be fascinating.

3. Regarding the (Super) Mario Brothers: These guys, Luigi and Mario, are referred to as The Mario Brothers. This means that either the two brothers are referred to by the first name of one of them (which has really got to bug Luigi), or their last name is Mario, so they are Mario Mario and Luigi Mario. These are the only two options.

4. Ummmm, maybe I should go to bed now. Or rather, couch, since I haven't bought a bed. Maybe I should go to couch.

More ramblings soon-like. Maybe.