Let this be a lesson to you: When someone asks/pressures/sells you on switching your long-distance carrier, there is a very good chance that you will lose your DSL. For at least 5 working days. Lose. Your. D. S. L.

Grrr.

Remember what I said about losing DSL? Well, apparently I'm more desperate than I thought I'd be.

On another note entirely, go read wait for me, a poem by Konstantin Simonov. It's worth it.