it's good to know that at least one annonymous commenter wants to hear from me! we don't have internet access at home at all anymore, and work has been far too busy for much blogging time. but here i am now, with a few minutes to breathe. things of note... ...daniel turned 25 this week, which meant two great dinners and time with his family. he and i saw "war of the worlds" on tuesday, and i giggled most of the way through it. it's just hard for me to get sucked into a story line about giant tripod aliens. it's also hard to watch tom cruise try to be so intense for two hours. all in all, it was good fun. even more fun should be his gift - "dance dance revolution," the crazy japanese video game that is also a workout! ...my interview for grad school is next tuesday. if all goes well, i'll start classes august 22. it's about darn time. ...the new harry potter book almost made me cry. ...the old barbara kingsolver book "animal dreams" is making me cry. that is all. how are you today?