Well, nilknarf.net came up shortly after I finished writing last night. A good thing, 'cause I probably would've forgotten about putting the entry up this morning. I went to bed pretty early, about 20:00, and slept like a baby... up every two hours crying. Well, no, that's a lie, but a good joke, heh. Really, I slept like a log until about 04:00, when I started waking up and going back to sleep, waking up, going back to sleep, waking up.... Yeah, anything to increase the word count. Am I *that* transparent? And so it was yet another super-busy day. I was driving the console today, so my legs are more or less OK, but my head isn't. Well, about 13:00, this guy from the home loan place where we're getting the refinance done calls, and says that we're ready to close... today at 14:30. Well, there was no way that this was gonna happen, so after about three phone calls it got set up for tomorrow. I'm really pissed at him for not being able to give more notice, and the boss is pissed at me, he likes to have *way* more notice than that, of course. There are sick patients to do, and they don't quit coming in the door just 'cause we're short on people. With a few days lead time, we can block out some of the schedule, but not overnight. Anyway, that'll be over with tomorrow, and then Karen and I can start our adventure. For real, finally. Politics... I've got a lot to say, as usual, but I don't really feel like saying it tonight. Ditto the religious wars that are going to be sprouting up all around us. Listening to Tangerine Dream this evening... music is cool, I don't see how people can live without it.... Karen and I were listening to Chinese Pop music tonight at the New China Inn, or at least I was. It sounds a lot like American pop music. I really like their chinese buffet, especially since I can eat a lot of really low-carb stuff and come away feeling like I've had a good meal. I'm once again starting to lose weight, after a brief lull for about two weeks there. And my blood sugar is staying where it should be or even lower. And I'm gradually starting to feel better, probably the weight loss has something to do with that. And my optimism, which has been pushed below the surface lately by the real world, is bouncing back quite nicely, thank you. In the Mail: On the shelf: