Notable reference questions of the last few days, in no particular order:

• What is the phone number for the government of India?
• Where can we find duets for violin and viola? (Not notable except for the askers, who were two teenaged girls, one with a bleached mohawk, the other in trendtastic jeans and shirt.)
• How can I find works of fiction that approach heterosexual friendship in non-traditional ways, and without turning friendship into romance?
• What are the most prominent scholarly journals for literary criticism?
• How can we find sample financial statements from companies that design and make swimsuits to order?
• Where can we find some information about Yahoo! Messenger's marketing plan?
• Why is my computer frozen?

Post-election letdown has noticeably dampened spirits in my little leftist town, as it has in a lot of other places. It's been a hard, dispiriting week, and I think we're all pretty happy that it's Friday and we get some time to retreat and lick our wounds.