I'm working on day three of a backache, which is no fun... if it persists, look for me to rename my nick Igor or something similar. I braved the pain to play some UT today, and found that even a short period of inactivity really costs you in the ladders, as I played pretty well, but have fallen way down the list nonetheless. This is bad news for my cohort MrCoffee, who although due out of the hospital any day now, is still going to be offline as far as gaming goes for the foreseeable future, as it turns out one of the things he busted was his mouse hand (removing a lot of gaming from what could have been part of the bright side of being at home recuperating). Thanks to all who send along well wishes for him, and apologies for the shock to the couple of acquaintances of my busted-up buddy who learned of his accident reading about it here (I didn't even consider that).

Link of the Day: The Pump Room. Woah! Please make sure you aren't eating when you check out the gallery. And please don't try this at home (or anyplace else for that matter). Thanks ShanMonster.