Fuck

Troy Anthony Davis was killed by the state of Georgia for crimes which many believe he didn't commit.

Songs and comfort to his family and supporters, and also to the family and supporters of slain police officer Mark MacPhail. There is nothing good about this situation -- nothing.

Here is actor Jeremy Irons speaking out on the death penalty.

The Sounds of Silence

I am going to have two teeth extracted in about an hour. This has been a long time coming. They hurt like crazy, I am already on antibiotics, and I am likely to be Not Very Talkative the next few days. Having small parts of your body ripped out does that. If you happen to communicate with me and I happen to be snappish, please understand it is nothing personal; it is the pain talking, and if all goes well I'll be better by the weekend.

In the meantime, and in case you haven't seen it, here is peteralway's brilliant Lego filk circle.

ETA: Well, that could've sucked even worse. The dentist was extremely good, but my face didn't want to get numb, and one of the teeth was a "hot tooth", so badly infected that it couldn't get numb. I didn't yell as much when I messed up the leg, and I didn't cry when I did that, either. But... it's done. Except for the next couple days of recovery. Hugs to you all, thanks for the good thoughts.