sj, email me and I'll give you any info I have on short sales.

Thanks! Insent to your profile address.

Oh Raq! I hope that is your very last 'bump' and that all further transition stuff is smooth and easy. Sometimes things ARE easy...much ~ma to that effect coming your way.

Blessings to Maria for her super-quick generosity.

Go you Hil!

Bartleby and I walked 5 miles this morning. Turns out Sir Stubbitude's envelope for enjoying a walk stretches to roughly 4 miles. He wasn't loving the last bit...and he's now crashed like the Hindenburg.

I, on the other hand, feel great.

Just like in my jock cycling days, the first bit is the hardest. Back then, I didn't start enjoying my workout until after the 12 mile mark. Now, I have learned to warm up on my Spinning cycle before hitting the street, but I'm still not liking the feeling until after the 2 mile mark. This bodes well for the Marathon.

How frustrating, Raq! I hope you chew somebody out today for the inconvenience.

Yay, Hil! I have the impression you're also thinking "OMGWTFPHD."

Selfishly, my main thought (now that I've read that she's gone to the hotel and she and Mal are safe) is WHEEEEEEEEEE! Raq's back!

I am Nora. What an exhausting end to an exhausting day, Raq.

I was awake at 8 because a person whom I would never call on a weekend until after noon called me. I decided that 8 was a bad idea and went back to sleep. I keep hoping that rest will get rid of the last dregs of the Martian Death Flu and my left ear will stop being stuffed up.

Wow! The sun came out. I wasn't expecting to see it today.

I have the impression you're also thinking "OMGWTFPHD."

Uh huh. This puts me pretty much on schedule for graduationg next May. Which means I've got to write my thesis. And find a job. Yikes.

Raq! Welcome stateside! I think I speak for all the D.C. metro area when I scream, "WOO!" And if you feel like lisah's band and roller derby Sunday early evening in Baltimore, we can find room for you and Mal in our car and I know one other toddler who will be attending. My profile addy is good.

This puts me pretty much on schedule for graduationg next May.

Yay, Hil! That's very impressive. Jobs aren't too terrible -- no homework and larger paychecks than grad school.

::squints painfully at the sun::

Out! Out, damn sun!

Going away party was lots of fun and we have so much leftover beer. We made a contest of sorts that whoever showed up to the festivities last had to take home the sofa and loveseat.

Didn't work.

Anyone wanna come over for eggs and beer?

Anyone wanna come over for eggs and beer?

I'll come over for eggs. Someone else can have the beer...

I am being so productive in my procrastination, it's almost unbelievable. Suddenly things I haven't wanted to do for weeks are getting done, so I can avoid this horrible school to do list.

Mmmm, eggs.

Raq - welcome back to the US of A!

Hil -- congratulations on getting really close to the end!

And I'm having a stellar morning: I slept in, watched c.s.i., threw on some clothes, went out to pick up coffee and a bagel and came home to realize that my shirt had a giant disgusting stain on it!

Sigh.