It's been a while since anyone besides linnea, jb, and 'meats' has posted anything on here. And 'meats' keeps putting up comments, so I'll try to divert your attention away from her for a little while. Then you can go right back. Her giggle reaches my ears from two rooms over. I think she can read my thoughts.
Right now it's officially my birthday. I'll let you surmise which birthday it is, but suffice it to say that the Year of the Dog is my year, yeah baby.
Several developments since we last talked: I got accepted into Boston U. for graduate school, I got sick, and I decided to run a marathon with ol' jb. The first development has me torn between studying Mandarin and Arabic. The second has me coughing. The third, well...you can guess what the third has me doing. A lot of poundin' the pavement, that's what. In 20 degree weather. Yet I haven't quite reached the point where I can run for more than three miles, and the reality that eventually I'll have to run that distance 8 times plus simply befuddles me. However, Kaufmann Determination will, once again, take me safely to the other side. Thanks, Andrew, for coining that phrase. Somehow it's inspired me over and over. Either that, or it's a good excuse for laziness, i.e., "I don't need to get in shape for this. I've got the Kaufmann Determination!"
Well, the Kaufmann determination is sure inspiring! I can not help you with the language decision. My first instinct was Manderin, and then I was like "no Arabic" and so forth and so on. Good luck with that and the pounding. Get well soon.
Love the Kaufmann determination. I've never run a marathon, but I suppose I will someday. Good luck.