Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cough and they serve up icy stares through slitted eyes.

I took Martìn to LACMA tonight to see the Pixar retrospective hosted by John Lasseter. I'm still plagued by my dang cough, and I feel generally pretty beat. But I sure did look slender. That's what a week of just plain not eating will get you. I guarantee it. The evening was interesting, if a bit hammy. And they played the "When Somebody Loved Me" musical montage sequence from "Toy Story 2," which I was hoping not to have to watch again. I can't seem to shake the sadness that scene brings on.

I'm home now, and it's a little chilly, and I think Canter's makes their matzoh ball soup too salty.