Thanks. Unfortunately, I don't think any justice will be served. It's close to being done now - my mom's picking up the ashes tomorrow, and she just wants it all to be over. I'll be content enough to have everyone back in the normal swing of things and not stressed on every front.

Yeah, it sucks, but we have to be all adult and try to make good choices. Someday! Someday we shall go! And of course, you're not obligated to send me anything, but I do have a weakness for knick-knacks...

Thank GOD I don't have to teach. I just wouldn't have the time. I'm just grading and proctoring and running the lab (which is over now). It's hard enough trying to keep on top of the homeworks and listening to people whiiiiine about losing a point or two (it's never the failing kids that complain, always the top ones). I think I'd go crazy if I had to teach on top of that. Oh, and it's Biomedical Instrumentation, by the way. Lots of circuits and op amps and ECG/EEG stuff. Interesting, but a bit outside of my ken.

Thankin' ya kindly! I do adore the little idiots. Jacks sure does seem to have a lot of promise - remind me to upload this video of him eating sometime. He does this weird little yawn thing; it's epic.

I've seen him more than once in there! And the statue was knocked over the other day. I'm telling you, there's symbolism at work here...