I had the first part of a root canal last night. Dr. Toothy assured me that I would start feeling better quickly, but by the time I reached the train station I already needed another painkiller, about an hour after my previous one. The ride home was agonizing, with intense pain from my tooth and severe nausea from painkillers and antibiotics on an empty stomach. This got steadily worse until I threw up (lucky I brought my own train sickness bag, since I was nauseated all day), at which point everything started getting better, so Dr. Toothy was right after all. I feel much better already this morning, and after catching up on stuff I missed yesterday, presumably will be back on track.

Mending Links!	Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant.
Link:	The Anatomy of a Fanboy. Thanks Richard.
Stories:	Comma quirk irks Rogers. Thanks Brian. Penguins corralled on Texas highway. Thanks nin. Giant Robot Imprisons Parked Cars. "You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too, Mercurys and Subarus."
Science:	Mars's Peroxide Snow Would Kill Any Surface Life. Or make it blonde. Nanowires built to fight bioterrorism. Link between Parkinson's and rhinitis revealed.
Media:	High Speed Police Chase After Bicycle Rider on Freeway. Darth Vader goes on Blind Date. Thanks frag.machine. ABC Nails Exxon and Republicans for Fake Al Gore Video.
Follow-up:	Bacteria may have eaten through Alaskan oil pipe.