And, somewhat related, once again someone stole my pen. It's only a blue Papermate med. pt. pen but it's mine and I like the way it writes and I'm extremely possessive when it comes to office supplies. I don't quite understand the attachment to office supplies but I accept it and respect it. Mine.
Also...the only thing I've ever reaseached for fic were certain locations in Paris which mostly included dragging Lex around the city to find a specific hotel. Hands on research...if I could do that all the time my next fic would be set in Fiji.