Liza, on my new plush Weighted Companion Cube: "Aww, it's your first stuffed animal!"

It's a morning for listening to a lot of Blur.

Survived opening presents w/the kids. Number of injuries sustained in the process: two.

Sokka vs Xander: comparing comic sidekicks from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Avatar: The Last Airbender: bit.ly/i4FaSC

Yahoo's closing Del.icio.us. Fortunately, there are other options like Xmarks and Diigo. is.gd/iU56w for links.

Woo! I'm approved as a science guest at Dragon*Con 2011!

You should start using a password manager right now: bit.ly/g9pGik

Lookit, here's OK GO spelling out their name on the LA streets:

Stuck in my head / I share with you / SIMPLY / HAVING / A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME

The Gawker blow-up reminds me I need a better way of dealing w/strong passwords for websites