We were at the top of the Empire State Building and it was crowded. I offered to push our way to the front (for Nilly is wee and Nilly is sweet and I am a New Yorker and neither) and she said "Oh please, I'm Israeli" and yanked me through to the front

HA! This is so in keeping with my experience at the school.

Also, how cool is it that right now we're having a conversation from two coasts of the US, Israel, and Australia? Yay internets!

ETA: Also, yay bed. I just realized what time it was. I've been working for the last seven hours, and I think I'm done.

And I thought that backpacks big enough to swallow you whole was an idle threat.

Never ever try to stand between a tired hungry dirty miserable home-sick Israeli soldier after 3 weeks of not-being-at-home, and between his mommy. Or at least her food. Never.

Also, how cool is it that right now we're having a conversation from two coasts of the US, Israel, and Australia? Yay internets!

I was just thinking that, too!

Also, how cool is it that right now we're having a conversation from two coasts of the US, Israel, and Australia? Yay internets!

It's intercontinentastic!

Whee! I feel the intercontinental love.

I went to a cupcake party! And met people! And saw a big troll! On Troll Street! (It goes under a big bridge. And there is a big enormous troll statue under it. Crushing a VW Bug with its hand. And the street is named after it! How cool is that?)

Billy, insent to your profile addy.

I have seen no trolls today. But I did help my brother move, and did some writing, and made three or four dozen fresh-ginger cookies with crystallized ginger. Yum!

The headcold that has eaten me alive just moved into my chest.

I sent neighbors to the store on Saturday morning for NyQuil, honey, chicken soup, and tissues.

One box of tissues already gone. Several packets of EmergenC are gone. Can't breathe. Chest sounds like death rattle. Fever. Cough. STUFFY NOSE.

MAKE IT STOP.

I have so much to do this week it's not funny.

Can't call in, can't go in. Will spread plague.

Cabin fever.

I think I'm going to be another statistic on The Oregon Trail.

Seriously, paperdol, use saline nasal spray, it will help the stressed mucous membrane cleanse itself. And drink all the water you can manage.

Also, my favorite: frequent hot showers.

I went to extra trouble, making sure I got into class ontime, but the teacher has had problems getting here, so I'm g/o/o/f/i/n/g/ o/f/f/ amusing myself until he shows up.

So did anyone else who read Colbert's NYT op ed think of a certain adorable one when they read this:

Well, suddenly an option is looming on the horizon. And I don’t mean Al Gore (though he’s a world-class loomer).

Concerning this:

You can reboot your box by holding down the power button on the front of the box, Jesse.

What can you do if there is no power button? My DVR desn't have anything but an LED display on the front (and I can't find any buttons on the the back of any kind).

Timelies. Anyone else see the Pats' eventual massacre of Dallas? Always a treat to see Dallas get pummelled at home.

What can you do if there is no power button?

I actually always just umplug it to reboot, even though I do have buttons.