fear not, blogophiles, the PQ has not abandoned ye. after returning from the foggiest weekend in LA ever, i was attacked by allergies, beset by insomnia, and had a wee car accident. a lot to deal with in the space of three days. so i am slowly getting around to my usual prolific self, i promise.

maybe i need one of these things, so i can live forever.

oh and let me put in a plug for chris' inadvertently brilliant site (and social movement) shovelchick. shovelchick is dead. long live shovelchick.

yes, in fact, the BLOG rises again. . . just a little test there below.

hello, all you listeners out there in blogland, as most of you know i am in Los Angeles right now, here at Chez Schwartz, where darling Marky and I have been waiting out the fog. that's right, fog, here in LA, not in San Fran. it has been Attack of the Marine Layer here in SoCal, or as Mark would probably say, 'The weather has been just total fucking scheisse for weeks now. God hates me.' sunny as his disposition may be, Mark is an excellent guide to the environs hereabouts, leading us on many high speed adventures in his would-be AssholeMobile. the power of Christ compels him!

i will have many more detes later on, for now just take a moment to recognize that in fact, yes, it is a whole different scene out here on the proverbial left coast. this was driven home most pointedly by several things, possibly the most by the hordes of young women wearing a bizarre combination of camouflage and beach attire, and the overwhelming preference for silicone over plain old flesh on just about everybody. but i digress. . . must return to the Lakers game, too see if Tim 'Shrek' Duncan does in fact off himself in despair after the Spurs get utterly spanked. see how easy it is?

apparently the BLOG is BACK! sweet Jesus, give me green lights!