Oof. Lots of sympathy from CT! Hate to say it, that's probably what was going on at Pennsic. See the doctor. Check what they say, and do what they tell you if you think it's the right thing to do. Note I didn't say what you "want" to do. I didn't want to have my gall bladder out, despite six months of excruiating pain. But when a very informative, sympathetic surgeon looked at me and said "it isn't working correctly anyway, so you're not going to be losing anything functional" I had to admit that he had a point.

The autumn dragon is stunning, and the wave dragon is going to be more stunning. I think the idea of a work in progress series is perfect. I actually have a series of photos of my wedding dress being made - all the stages from the pile of fabric to the finished product. It's cool.

I've had one of those shower rods for years now - they rock!