browser life

This item appeared in my local newspaper. It pretty accurated describes the world of a person whose life has been transformed by an onslaught of ailments:

Living with pain: Iowan has allergies, constant pain from rare syndrome

In other news, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I am, however, making progress on the article I'm writing for But You Don't Look Sick and hope to get it finished up this weekend. I also intend to post about some fun stuff very soon.