It's another fascinating photo of white paint! Hey man, this is Bob Dylan to me. We have one more full room to paint, as well as interminable hallways and bannisters. But I can't tell you how much more tolerable it is to sit around my house and not have to look at that godawful orange (sorry Buzz & Sylvie, they're just starting their painting project).

Which reminds me! Sylvia's back from the Eastern Bloc and this time she's here to stay! It's been over 3 years of going back and forth, and finally she's all done with school and is ready to commit herself to the higher purpose of painting moldings.

My birthday is going swimmingly so far, I haven't gotten much work to do today, plus I got to take work-related field trip to both Kinko's and Staples. The former took me past a Barnes & Nobles, wherein I discovered the phenomenon of Sudoku has become Big Business. They had an entire shelf section AND a free-standing table piled high with books of Sudoku games and theory. I admit I've come late to this craze, but I do spend significant time on this free sudoku site. I don't even know why, there's no real thrill of victory; you just start another game, or stop altogether. Guess it beats staring into space for 10 minutes. Ah, the future looks bright indeed.