So let's return to navel-gazing and mundane observations, shall we?

1) There's something in the air in Boston today, because on a long walk and bunch of errands, I got pleadingly asked out in the Back Bay, greeted with great smiles and enthusiasm in the South End, and propsed to in Southie.

2) Since quitting caffeine weeks ago, I've only fallen off the wagon once, with the smallest glass of Coke you've ever seen. My theme song for this project has become "Hyper Enough" by Superchunk, which is incomprehensible, except for the chorus that goes "I think I'm hyper enough as it is."

3) I estimate that by the end of this week, I'll have read five books in their entirety since Monday. Blame the public library, Rick's absorption with grad school and GRE stuff, and the fact that I want to throw things every time I turn on the TV, so I don't.