In other news, my shower is fixed. Yay. It turned out to be the hardware problem I'd expected, plus some kind of mineral accretion in the pipes. They're apparently narrower than the city code says they should be -- not much of a surprise. :-P
ETA: Since this post seems to be more for personal stuff, and my other recent post is political... My opera tix arrived today, along with an announcement that, as one of David Gockley's innovations, subscribers will be receiving an "opera preview" CD, with discussion of the works and samples. Definitely an interesting idea. I've heard about other companies doing this. Especially for the works I haven't seen before, I definitely can see the benefits... (Well, OK, "work" -- the only one this year that I don't know is Iphigénie en Tauride, which I'm guessing is a baroque mythology-based one... ETA: I take it back -- it's classical, not baroque.) Oh, and if you're only going to see one opera this season, check out The Barber of Seville. I believe they're restaging the production they did a few years ago, with the rotating set and the outrageous costumes. (Cherry-red trenchcoat!)