Thanks Kendra!  This is the first time I've encountered the character 闷, which I got a kick out of.  Boredom being characterized as a heart in a gated cage.  Awesome.

I had a question about the phrasing 死的死，放的放 etc.  The meaning is pretty clear in the story - is this a common way to say either/or?  Or is it more just listing things?  For example, If I said 大家喝的喝，吃的吃, 聊的聊 － would that be read as "everyone was either drinking, eating, or chatting" (everyone doing exclusively one of the three) or more like "everyone was eating, drinking, and chatting" (everyone might be doing a little of any of the three).  Thanks again for the great site!

-Steve