Nothing wrong with a little laurel resting

There's something particularly exciting about having taught a good karate class. However, I can't seem to write it up so it doesn't seem simultaneously lame and egotistical. (I've now tried and failed twice.) Maybe it's something that can only be shared with the right people at the right time. Sorry, everybody; you'll have to come back later. Or better yet, ask me about it in person sometime.

Meanwhile, I know it's only Tuesday, but already there have been bests and worsts for the week.

Worst: I got to work yesterday and something smelled a little funny. A couple hours later, I found the source - a dead, decaying, "juicy" (thanks Mom) mouse which had the misfortune to die on a laptop bag under my desk. I had to sacrifice the saturated bag for the good of humankind. EW ew ew ew ew. EW.

Best: Trips to Australia. I finally have my tickets set for my trip to Melbourne, Brisbane, and Wellington, New Zealand in November. And for much less than I'd been able to find myself on the travel websites, thanks to Peter at CWT/Stockade Travel. Hooray! Now to the planning of B&Bs.

Funniest Daily Show snippet from last night - "In these difficult times, do you really want a president who wasn't smart enough to get out of going to Vietnam?"