That's terrible Dave. I know it's difficult to rub shoulders with the unwashed masses in the public library, to be forced to type on the scuzzy keyboards where "E" doesn't work, to roll the track balls stained with sweat and grease of thousands unwashed hands before, to squint at the computer monitors that seem to require eye-glasses themselves, to listen to the labored groaning of the CPUs that had already seen one digital revolution too many, but know that it shall pass. Be strong! The storm will abate and soon you will be blogging from the comfort of your home.

I don't think N Korea will do anything drastic when Iraq war starts. What can they gain by attacking? But who am I to delve into the greasy little head of Kim Jong-IL. All the news reports coming out N Korea seem to show the people there to be very out of touch with reality, full of bravado.

I saw a movie The Princess and the Warrior. It's by the same director/writer and main actress as Run Lola Run and share some similar themes. But whereas Run Lola was a very fast-paced and kinetic, this movie is slow and meditative. As the title suggests, the movie strives for the dreamy quality of a modern fairy tale. I think it largely succeed. The main story is about how accidents and fate connect the lives of two characters, a very caring nurse from a psychiatric hospital and grief-striken ex-soldier who is planning a bank heist. In a freak accident, he saves her life, and so begin a series of adventures and struggles as they try to mend together their incomplete lives. The music is great, a subtle electronic murmurring in the background that suggest a mysterious current running beneath the everyday world. There are some implausible places (hey, it's a fairy tale), but ultimately, the characters and their stories are interesting enough for me to disregard the faults. Highly recommended.