I'm sure you can imagine my shock when herbie arrived at the front door today around 1030am. what? back already? surely there was a mistake with the shipping label and he's been returned to me! but NO! can you believe that I shipped him off tuesday around 2pm and he arrived in tennessee before 8am the next day, then he went under the knife for a fan transplant and was handed back to mr. dhl for his return flight and arrived home on thursday before breakfast was even fully digested? how's that for service?? thanks to apple and dhl, herbie is home safe and running cool and quiet. and in almost 44 hours flat!

remember how I said I could sympathize with michelle kwan because I "pulled" my "groin" "hopping" up a 4" curb? well, as the closing ceremonies draw near, I feel even more as though I am channeling the kwan. the progress on the "easy" sweater can be summed up as nothing more than "sad". I've got roughly 6" of the body done, and the end is nowhere in sight. and it doesn't look like a deal with disney is anywhere in the future for me either. but, enough of the sadness. I'm gonna go eat me some chocolate.