Wow, talk about your false (and WRONG) idols.

You should probably consider my worship of chocolate tainted by association and forego participating in it yourself.

Robin! Feel better.

Hi Nilly! Don't worry about it. Many people were very sweet and wished Maria and me happy birthdays, and they were much appreciated.

Nora, that is true...though the actual process of getting in to the shower seems to be taking me some time and effort, here.

Ack! Robin, feel better.

VW! I'm so sorry I missed you this week. Rain check soon?

Nora!

VW, I'm caught in trying to finish the former semester, and the new one begins next week (yours had already started, right?), and I'm embarrassingly behind on my actual work. Oh, and my roommate gets married in 3 weeks and 2 days, not that she's counting.

Rain check soon?

Absolutely!

VW, I'm caught in trying to finish the former semester, and the new one begins next week (yours had already started, right?), and I'm embarrassingly behind on my actual work. Oh, and my roommate gets married in 3 weeks and 2 days, not that she's counting.

Oh, wow! You're a busy girl! My semester started at the end of January. It's going surprisingly well. I haven't missed any classes yet. Yay! I'm gonna try to keep that up all sememster. And, if I do, I'll buy myself a big treat at the end of the semester. Also, I'm trying to finish up four incompletes from the last two semesters. I've got two done, two to go. One of those should be done by tomorrow. So, I'm plugging away.

Yay for your roommate's wedding. How exciting! Are you involved in the wedding at all?

I recommend The TomW Husband Model muchly.

Bah! Everywhere I go, SOLD OUT!

how every difference, not just the ocean-cross-y language-barrier-y, is really interesting to see, in people's lives.

Yeah, that's a big part of why I like all these shows -- I love seeing inside people's lives a little bit.

You should probably consider my worship of chocolate tainted by association and forego participating in it yourself.

Nah. The worship of chocolate is right and good, and I can always hope it will set you on the path to rightness and goodness.

And, if I do, I'll buy myself a big treat at the end of the semester.

I like your method.

I've got two done, two to go. One of those should be done by tomorrow.

So you're nearly in three down? Either way, you're at least half-way through.

Are you involved in the wedding at all?

In what sense? If we had bridesmaids here, I think all of us roommates would count as ones. Also, I'm probably going to make the kipa for the groom (very nice guy, by the way). And we get to watch all the preparations since, well, most of them are conducted from our apartment. Last week we folded invitations and tied a ribbon around the fold in each, for a whole evening. I will miss her very much when she moves out (also, I'll have nobody to snark at "Alias" with).

I will miss her very much when she moves out (also, I'll have nobody to snark at "Alias" with).

Oh, that is a bummer. But! My friends and I have a time-honored tradition of watching tv together on the phone -- either just calling at the commercial, or staying on the whole time. Goofy, but fun.

How much cocaine should be allowed in a racehorse?

Tonight on the Eleven O'Clock News, two year-old thoroughbreds caught on film doing drugs in crackstables. Do you know where your ponies are?