Signs it's going to be a bad day for discussing the magicgeeking document: when three out of the five people at the table have trouble processing the word "pagan". Signs it's going to be a very bad day for discussing it in any sort of detail: when some of them are "carefully accepting" of the entire concept, if shocked by it.
Needless to say, I didn't get very much of anywhere in discussing the thing, and then wound up turning back to the computer. At a few points, I was very ready to walk out, but that would not have been fair to
Things got better with the writing exercise.

Slash, anyone?
Dinner was off, as the sole other regular person there had to go pick up people from work and all that. Came home on the bus. Discovered that there was an e-mail in my inbox -- I1 in G/Unk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, ultimately, happiness. Here comes my blood sugar again, hooray. Maybe I'll be human within the hour.