Blather, rinse, repeat

It's funny you should mention kitchen utensils, because they were actually part of the (rather lousy) plot. O_O You know, I have crystals around and my dogs are always acting out. Hmm. Might bear thinking about.

Thanks for the well-wishes for Haku. Of course he's going to be the exception to every rule.

Oh yeah, and it's MINUS TEN here.