I knew it was Bugs Bunny, but I didn't know it was (more) literary on top of it. Kind of creepy, now, too. If what I remember of the fate of the little fuzzy things is correct.

Yeah, those old cartoons totally went there sometimes. Which is why they still rock so hard.

Since we're talking about the Olympics ....

Hi Nilly! I'm moving next week so I'm up to eyeballs in boxes but, other than that, I'm okay. How are you?

Oh, good luck with the move! I hope it will be quick and easy and minimal-stress-y.

How are you?

Sleepless and whiny.

I'm supposed to hand in my dissertation on Thursday. Well, I was supposed to hand it in two weeks ago, but my computer had so many troubles and malfunctions, that my supervisor managed to get me a sorely-needed extension. Which ends on Thursday. And, yes, the computer still hates me.

I can whine some more. I hope you're not sorry you asked.

It may even be the point a person may describe himself as actually bilingual, no? Or at least one of the "big" point. When the precisely correct word, regardless of language, comes straight to mind?

I managed to speak English mixed with Arabic today (more like English using Arabic grammar). And no, not while using cuss* words (because I can cuss in one sentence, using only 4 words, in 4 languages. Grammatically correct in all, of course, otherwise it's no problem).

I was impressed with myself. That didn't happen in a while.

(Going to bed now. Came back from a show starved and adrenalined. Bed be good now).

(asterisk)Hey, the keys for spelling cuss are the keys to use to spell "lonely" in Hebrew. In the same order and everything! It's like "and" spells SMG.

Perhaps HK likes not being fully assimilated back into the mainland?

When I was there, nearly every person I came across made it absolutely clear to me that he or she did NOT consider himself or herself to be Chinese. It was clear that the distinction's important to them.

because of Chinese quarantine restrictions on the horses being too much of a pain to deal with?? How weird is that?!?

In the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the equestrian events took place in Sweden for this reason. (Well, the Australian quarantine restrictions, not the Chinese, but still.) Which is all fine, but now I'm wondering, why Sweden?

Canadia get its own team???

I still call it Bananada. Just for the Olympics.

Now I'm curious as to where Bananada would've entered the stadium in the opening ceremony.

Oh,for sure, but the Chinese don't exactly share the sentiment, as I understand it.

In line with the singing-and-dancing in public, only, you know, exactly the opposite, I just got up and sang out loud and even danced a bit in my very completely empty (other than a few traumatized ants, poor things, it's probably worse than any pesticide I could use) room in the university.

It helped to wake me up a bit, thankfully.

(I'm going to be all-whine and nothing-but-the-whine comes Thursday, aren't I? Sigh. The price y'all have to pay.)

I'm going to be all-whine and nothing-but-the-whine comes Thursday, aren't I?

So what? After that, you'll be a very happy and accomplished Nilly come Friday. (And hopefully, a Nilly who is taking the day off to sleep.)