I see a search engine and want to paint it black...

In recognition of Earth Hour, I will be setting aside my prejudice against giving PG&E any more money than I have to. This house on a dirt road in backwater California will be lit up like a Roman candle.

However, Google's observance of the occasion may be the most irritating thing I've dealt with all week. It's been a frustrating week in school, so that's saying something. Google, in their wisdom, have turned their search page black for the day. I leave aside the giggle-worthy fact that this actually raises electrical consumption.

What irritates me is that the most functional, uncluttered space on the entire World Wide Interweb, no longer looks like itself. So every time I've loaded Google today, I've had to do a double take to make sure I'm on the right page. As the number is now climbing into the high double digits, it's getting to be a bit much.