well, fair readers, i'd like to apologize for my negligence in blog maintenance this week. it's been strangely, strangely busy. fairly long post-work resume tape editing on thursday followed by an involuntary falling asleep on the couch. friday brought a post-work trip back to glenview. saturday brought football and good times with gurs, neilesh and the wysock boys, among others. sunday brought football, a win by the now-tied-for-first-place cubs, and a later-than-planned trip back to the 'port.

and now i'm planning to pack for san francisco (it's been a slower-than-planned night for progress. It's 12:45, and I just put another pot of coffee on. Oh well.)

SF should be the blast of a lifetime. I mean it.

Sumo, Unstadt, and one Zachary Mullet are on the 'people-to-see' list. The Oakland Coliseum, Pac Bell Park (twice! perhaps for homer number 660), Amoeba Records, and the Fillmore are on the 'places-to-see' list. Oakland broadcaster Robert Buan is on the 'make-contact-with' list, and San Francisco's Jon Miller is on the 'outside-shot-to-make-contact-with' list.

As of this moment, all that's left is to confirm that my booked-two-months-ago flights still exist, to take care of old bills, to pack, and to update my resume. Work's at 9 tomorrow. We'll see.

Go Cats. Beat Bucks. I may or may not return before then.