8:48-8:53 Stay behind to talk to W about nickname problem: stress overwhelming preference for "Boy Genius" over "Turd Blossom."
8:54 - 8:55 Walk back to West Wing (feel chafing; regret earlier choice re underwear).
8:56 Call Darby, ask her to bring over boxers (the ones with American flags).
9:14 - 9:16 Call Ari Fleischer. Tell him to blackball next reporter who asks about lack of Iraqi WMD.
9:17 - 9:47 Meet w/lobbyist for tobacco industry. Swap war stories from my Philip Morris days. Smoke two Marlboro Reds (old time's sake). [more]