"My household appliance is on drugs. Horrible." Oh... my....... Goddess?? No, wait a minute. Beards? Vlad smoking. Well, Gandalf does too, but SKZB hasn't mentioned this particular vice that I recall. But I'm more bothered by its being a cigarette. Aliera doesn't worry about breaking a glass on Morrolan's floor even if she is barefoot, 'cause her feet don't touch the ground. Aliera isn't supposed to be blonde, is she? Or is she? SpellBINDER?! Gaaahhhh.... And blue? What's the use of wearing braces*, Hats and spats and shoes with laces, Things you buy in fancy places Down on Brompton Road? What's the use of shirts of cotton, Studs that always get forgotten? Such affairs are simply rotten, Better far is woad! -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website -- Mark A. Mandel, The Filker With No Nickname http://world.std.com/~mam/filk.html Now on the Filker's Bardic Webring!