Ok, marathon is just a little over a week away, and I still need to raise $142 to meet my goal, as an email from the Liver Foundation just reminded me... So, if you haven't donated yet, and you can give even $5 or $10, please do! Thank you to everyone who's already done so. Very, very soon I will tell you all which section of the race I'm dedicating to you. If you have a preference, tell me soon!

I'll return you to your regularly scheduled blogging soon :)

I can now write in cursive in Russian. I only know like two nouns and no verbs, but still, I've mastered the alphabet. That means I know FOUR different alphabets!

It's a bad sign when you're sitting on the train, within sight of the next stop, and the train comes to a grinding halt with the announcement: "The train has stopped due to mechanical difficulties. Your engineer will be stepping off the train for a few minutes to attempt to fix the problems." I knew seeing a cat crawling around under the platform at my stop was a bad omen. Luckily, the engineer really was able to fix the problem by crawling around on the tracks, and we were moving again shortly. I made a quick bus connection, and I was only a couple of minutes late to work. But I still never want to hear that message again.

{Internet's still down; I feel mostly better, but still dragging; more good news on the car front.}

Internet will be down until at least Saturday. RCN sucks. Maybe more on that later.

I may be *almost* better. Ran 6 miles this morning and didn't ever feel like I may pass out. I take that as a sign of improvement. 12 days. Eek.

From a (man seeking woman) ad in Craigslist today:

"My only deal breakers are vegetarians, dog owners, religious zealots, and super ambitious types."

Um, I think this guy may have some unresolved issues. That, or he just really knows what he's (not) looking for. In any case, I obviously don't qualify. If I used hardcore drugs, had served time in prison, or had a kid, I'd be fine. But since I'm an ambitious vegetarian, I'm definitely not ok.