murdered by the crossword today, the highlight being "victim of terrible teasing" (TANTALUS). with __TAL_S in place, i spent ages going over words that might refer to someone who had a bad perm. also murdered yesterday by "jewish parchment scrolls put on doorposts" (MEZUZAHS), which i had never heard of in my life.

have started timing myself for mondays through fridays to check for progress.