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Once again, the last day of the year is upon me. Though not unhappy, I'm sort of limping into summer this time around. I've been so terribly busy and want nothing more than to just be for a spell, but I shalln't get that chance. Jeremy and I are speeding off on Sunday to conquer the Buffalo National Scenic River (backpacking) and then I'll get home just in time to start the Northwest Indiana Writer's Project (my month-long intensive graduate course). And then, later in July, Patricia and I are off for a fortnight en Madrid, Spain . Sounds great, but in my exhausted state, it feels overwhelming. So, this entry may be a bit disjuncted; if so, I apologize. Just some random thoughts: I'm reading World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks...utterly phenomenal. Literary, intelligent (featured on NPR's Talk of the Nation !) allegorical, political, and genuinely scary - it's one of the best books I've read, and is helping to lessen the awf