My original plans for yesterday included puttering out in the garden, hitting the local farm market, recovering from the Nebula weekend and writing up a post about how much fun I’d had there. But that all changed Friday night when I discovered that though I was able to make and receive calls with my iPhone, and could see the seconds ticking away, I couldn’t hear or be heard once the call was made. So those plans were replaced with a trip to the Apple store. And the closest Apple store is 86 miles away …

Luckily, my son and sister-in-law live along the way, so I was able to combine it with a visit to them … and with a trip to an Asian market to pick up the durian you’ll be forced to eat this weekend during Balticon.

We got home late (with a replacement iPhone thanks to the warranty), and there was no time to catch you up on the Nebs last night. Nor is there any this morning, as I dive into my workday. Maybe I’ll find time much later tonight. Meanwhile, here’s a trifle.

I downloaded the Everyday iPhone app two months back and have been snapping a daily picture of myself ever since. So here’s a video of my face from March 23-May 22. As you’ll see, I tried to grow a beard for a week to make the transition more dramatic, but I gave up as it began to feel as if weasels were eating my face.

I won’t be sharing a similar video again until I’ve got six month of my mug, so you should be safe until September!