So what have I been doing for the past two days?

Reading comic books.

How many comic books?

A bunch.

The best part is that they’re shorter than the Ian Rankin book my ex-girlfriend lent me. Both are good, but at least with comic books I don’t have to think about who is doing the death and dismemberment for days on end. In the comic books I get to see in in vivid color, and it’s some villain who is going to see the bottom of Batman’s boot. Well, I’m almost finished reading all the books I have, so it’s time to find some more.

I guess we found out this morning just how long my dad has to stand in the shower to empty the hot water heater. A 20-minute shower is about as much as our new 50-gallon hot water heater can handle. We used to have an 80-gallon hot water heater but the salesman at the plumbing supply convinced me we didn’t need one so large. Serves me right for trusting him.