Programming note
The installation of MovableType 3.121, completed more than a week ago, is working very well. And while I grieve for the loss of my archives, which didn't make it through the upgrade, I'm happy to be rid of the spam bots.
Now, I look forward to the launch of this site's redesign sometime later this week. The designer, Stacy at Sekimori, is responsible for the look of some blogs you're probably familiar with. You can see more of her work here.