LEAP YEARS nears completion; my ear hurts

I got to read the uncorrected proof of Ian Bennett's LEAP YEARS last night and enjoyed it immensely. We're all looking forward to having this book out as soon as possible. Other than that, had a lovely dinner at the Bennett home.

My ear's doing one of those little tickles that makes you blow your tubes every little bit. Bleh.

Feel like I could sleep another twelve hours. That could be because I spent Sunday on the couch with Hanna, watching an EXTREME MAKEOVER: Home Edition marathon. Behold the power of Sears! Jer and David snickered about it, but it was a great way to get a baseline reading of generous human behavior (yeah, I know they're getting paid, famous, whatever--some people are rich and famous for acting like jackasses, too); I plan to steer a steady course straight away from this baseline for LOST IN THE WASH. Good to pause occasionally and check the stars on your journey. Anyways, one lazy day sometimes creates another.

Am staring at medical journal articles, arranging data in my head. Sometimes research waits to make its presence felt. This one's going to the wire.