I'm still fixated by Madeleine McCann, and I'm scared, crying, and actually reading the fox news website. blech. But at least I've figured out that I can read Portuguese. I can neither speak it nor understand it when spoken - it sounds to me like Spanish spoken by someone using mouthwash. I have my fingers crossed that she's found.

holy CRAP I just heard a loud noise. Either a bomb or thunder.

Judging from the weather forecast, I think it's the latter.