1. Happy birthday to my dear, my darling ones: pearl_o and barely_bean!! You both know how much I adore you, I hope, and how important you are to me. *squeezes you both so tightly you squeak*

2. It seems even I can be taught patience, when I have a personal stake in the ultimate goal.

3. Sleep has become impossible for me, though it's not like I'm doing real work or anything. I'm kind of watching the travel channel and goggling at things that make no sense to my poor, sleep deprived mind. This end of the semester, while easier work wise than others, is pummeling my good nature into a strangely muted place and I am not for it. Not even a little bit. Not even at all.