...is in effect.



You've been warned.

I've been trying to find a way to express the increasing chaos and panic that's ensuing because of a number of things I have due this week. I considered writing a long, semi-eloquent post about it, but no one wants to read that kind of maudlin crap. What we need is some kind of quick alert system so that everyone can immediately tell that something serious is going on here.

As such, I am hereby instituting CONDITION SQUID, and we are in a full squid lockdown right now. When you see that squid in the upper right-hand corner of the blog, it means I have a major deadline (in this case, more than one) in less than a week.

You should all take appropriate precautions.

Why a squid, you ask? Well, why *not* a squid? I challenge you to find some other sea creature that better defines the sleep deprivation, stimulant abuse, and general insanity that occurs around deadline time. You think a sturgeon could handle this kind of pressure? I think not.

Pray now that we don't reach DEFCON Narwhal.