first of all, happy belated 21st birthday to the most savage of all savages -- jj some-bang-in. may your week-long celebration be full of embarrassment, belligerence and everything else rock stars do. thanks everyone for calling me on saturday night and including me in the festivities. i have to say, my trip to d.c. didn't give me the distraction i'd hoped for and that phone call was just what i needed to lift my spirits. i miss u guys.

and second of all, a day behind the rest of the world, i dived into hp5 (as jeff called it) and boy, am i excited! i can hardly resist jumping ahead to read the next paragraph before finishing the first one. if only work didn't get in the way of me just sitting and reading the whole thing at once. so until i finish learning about harry and the order of the phoenix, please excuse my lack of online time and my yet-to-be-updated web site.