Typical Sunday. I woke up late, glanced at the data center monitoring system to make sure all was well, had an hour-long shower, then sat down to read emails.

Three were from a female name I didn't recognize, which in itself isn't unusual, although they usually contain a link to erectile dysfunction ads. This time, it turned out to be from an Iranian girl I had seen in BBAD chat a few times. I hadn't seen her for awhile and I assumed she had grown bored and moved on.

It turns out that BBAD, from the main page to chat rooms to forums, is now being totally blocked in Iran. Ahmedinejad has made clear he won't be relinquishing power without a fight, and he's the one with all the big guns.

I won't mention even her first name, here. I can't help her. I'm on her side, though.