Rain and links

It's raining. Which is unexpected and nice. This week I bought two shirts and a pair of shoes and applied for a Social Security Card. As I hate shopping, and bureaucracy makes my hackles rise, I regard this as significant accomplishments.

Not much to tell, so, some links.

Charlie Stross tells a Halloween Horror story

Neil Gaiman about Halloween and Ghost Stories

The automated Sue Test. Enter only the first name of your character. The test is quite tolerant, and not boring.

And finally,

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The Midland
The South
Boston
The West
North Central
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Of course, what I really have is a German accent - probably a painfully strong one. The test measures your exceptions about how words should sound, not your ability to create the sounds.