Well, I consider a step in the right direction: next week, Congress will be debating extending daylight saving time.

Today, I'll be lettering the next issue of RBS, something that may come as a surprise to anybody who's had to decipher my handwriting (the PDFs use fonts from Blambot for size and searchability, but the printed ones are handlettered.) As big a fan as I am of digital typesetting, I still prefer my comics handlettered — the work of Ken Bruzenak and John Workman (neither of whom have Web sites, I discovered after deciding to post this) spring to mind from my formative years. The work of guys like them really add to the whole reading experience.

Last week, I stopped by the National Gallery of Art to check on the progress of the Andy Goldsworthy installation; didn't know that it was complete, and didn't know that it was to be viewed from above until the next day. A friend who made it back noted that watching the conservator trying to keep the rain out was the most interesting part: "It seems that the mound of stone carries the water from to the top of the window sill, and right into the building."