long time, we not have no nice time

really, it's not that i don't love you anymore. i've just been absurdly busy. absurdly. busy.

and as punishment for having a great time in PDX last weekend, after being in DC earlier in the week, followed by San Jose and even Mountain View for a brief period of time. it was beautiful there. sunny, and oceany, and rivery. kharmically I got whomped with some bug, after a trip to Sacto to boot. And so I am so so sick. and not just of working.

many things are noteworthy of late:

1) Japan wins! we watched japan beat cuba in beisball or beisaboru or however those countries that actually made it to the championship call it.
2) Aggate is very fun to find on a beach.
3) ETA surrenders! sort of. I see the cease fire as a win for the Basque people, though I'm not sure we'll ever get a broken up Spain, despite Castillian progress toward their liberty. A rather strange byproduct of Al Quaida action no?
4) I'm fairly certain that no car exists that would keep me happy in a 90 minute commute, but I'm glad to see the new FJs are out -- - why no diesel?