oh man

i just realized something.
what i used to say (jokingly) about Vijay still holds true for my current situation.
i like my coffee like i like my men -
strong and dark.
only this one's stronger and darker.
and busier. this might as well be a long-distance relationship for all i see him.

but anyway. now I'm reading another Barbara Kingsolver book - this time, not a novel, but a book of essays. It's called Small Wonders, and it's a book of essays she wrote in response to September 11, 2001, so a timely read, i suppose.
so far, it's mixed, horribly depressing and uplifting.