Yesterday Jon and Eric invited me to go rock climbing at Great Falls. It was not only non-fatal, but actually pretty damn fun. Pics and predictably self-deprecating commentary after the cut.

i was all set to write an early morning post, bitching vociferously (yet humorously!) about the lack of goddamn snow. i mean, i was supposed to have six inches by now. the federal government was supposed to have grinded to a halt. my day should have consisted of drinking hot chocolate, blogging about oscar fashion, and maybe a nap. but there's nary a flurry to be seen.

then i flipped on over to washingtonpost.com, where i saw this headline: "Car Bomb Explodes in Iraq, Kills More Than 100."

The blast occurred in an area where people were lining up outside a health clinic to get blood tests mandatory for government jobs, officials said. The clinic is next to a vegetable market that was crowded with women and children.

just - good god. that's all.