I'm no good at golems, but I could put together a pretty good 'droid with $500 worth of spare parts and a couple of advanced degrees in the sciences.
Maybe I'd better stick with Five-Year Plans and making sure the Minister of Executing People Responsible for Stupid Business Practices and Regulations doesn't slack off.
Scary...
The building smoke alarm went off fifteen minutes ago. I poked my head out and couldn't breathe for the smoke, but nobody around seemed to have a fire, so I grabbed my computer and my purse before going outside. It turned out just to be someone apparently burning a pizza. (I'm not buying this. These are the guys who play rap loudly in the middle of the afternoon and make the basement hallway smell like marijuana).
So the fire department eventually showed up and they're airing the place out. I've got my balcony door open - fortunately, it's about 40 degrees out there so I can have it open for a while. But I was in pajamas and had wet hair. Not a fun adventure.