*cool idea: Tokyo's Eldercondos--keep mentally fit while aging by living in a kind of plastic hell. (I'd probably actually love living in one of these.)

*favorite recent Onion stories: "Touring Raffi Refuses To Play 'Shake My Sillies Out'," "Nation's Gays Demand Right To Library Cards"

*excitedly reading: The Long Tail by Chris Anderson and Smokes by Susan Wheeler

*and listening: Arctic Monkeys

*and can't wait to read: China Mieville's new novel--his first written for YAs!

*What's the most extreme sacrifice you made for love this Valentine's Day? I watched The Lake House.