Eeek -- I've also been getting your all-nighter (and now into an all-dayer for you) in compressed FF style, Nilly. Rest-ma to you when you can!

Jon Stewart was back on TV with a new episode of The Daily Show last night, so all is better in my little world....

Nilly! Guess what? In a couple of summers, I'm going to be in Israel! The school that just hired me out in LA is a private Jewish high school, and they send any of the their faculty who are interested over to Israel to expand their understanding of Jewish history and culture. It's a ways off, yet, but I'm excited!

Kristin! Go you! That's wonderful news.

Big crazy move, Kristin! Congratulations!

Congratulations, Kristin!

Eek, you just reminded me that I have about seventy things to do before I go to Israel that I haven't done yet.

Today, I am continuing my quest for a dress to wear to a friend's wedding. My plan was, if I couldn't find something that was modest enough on it's own, I'd find a dress that was long enough and with a high enough neckline, but sleeveless, and then wear a sweater or a jacket over it, but just about everything in the stores this season is way too low-cut.

Congrats, Kristin!

Thanks, all!

Kristin, what totally marvelous news!

::does the happy dance of Kristin's Gonna Be A CAista::

::does the envious dance of Kristin Will Get To Visit With Nilly In ISRAEL::

::trips over own feet, bruises ass::

Awesome news, Kristin, even if you'll be far away from the Somervillains.

The last couple of hours were like River in "Ariel" when they were running away from the blue-gloved meanies - "almost there, almost there, almost there" - TAing, with hard-working students who kept me for nearly an hour after the lesson for questions about the material - "almost there, almost there - " - - - "there".

I handed it in. I didn't proofread it at all. My brain finished its transformation into goo when I exploited my last bits of energy on the students. I just couldn't proofread anything. Couldn't read. The thought of reading anything right now seems like an effort, including my own post (reading? an effort? is it actually me, or was I really kidnapped by aliens? For my defence, I've been working on this for a few weeks, and straight with hardly any sleep since Sunday, but still, reading - an effort?).

I just had to post to y'all that it's handed in and done. Tomorrow I will probably not understand how it's possible to hand something in without proofreading it. But I won't do it then, even though - or because - I'm pretty sure I'll find at least a few ugly typos. But it's done now, anyway, so no point in - oh, insert cliche here, I don't think I remember any right now.

Going home to sleep. Will catch up tomorrow - Kristin, I'll definitely re-read what you had to say, it looks like something good.

Thanks for all the support, you guys. Day and Night and Day. Natter well without me!