you wouldn't be able to tell just by looking though

God  I better hide my guitar before the Rowdies get here. I don't want to explain why I don't actually play it very much, the strings being broken is just a convenient excuse.

OTOH, they may not notice, given that they are more gorillas than men.

weighing one thing and the other, all things considered

Things I like:

1. Margaritas

2. Chocolate-covered biscuits

3. Blankets

4. Hot chocolate

5. Toast

6. Sitting inside tents.

Things I dislike:

1. Cold rain

2. Holes in favorite socks

All of these are abundant right now. My conclusion: I have a good life.

so that we don't get there and realize we don't have enough string or something

I am sitting inside a tent.

Inside an apartment.

Inside a housing complex.

Before you jump to conclusions, let me assure you that everything is ok, I am not awaiting a strange and dreadful thunderstorm, earthquake, or anything of the sort.

I am not even playing house (another extremely plausible scenario).

I am practicing for our NEW YEARS CAMPING TRIP to DEATH VALLEY. WOOO!

Grrrarrr

The Captain is about to pull off another marvel of sleep-marathonery. No sleep yesterday, double sleep today, the culmination of an entire week's worth of drifting out of synchrony with the day. Thanksgiving break is over, though, and it's just too bad the Stats department isn't open 11pm - 7am.  Thus he gives a mighty shudder and resets his sleep schedule. "Watch and learn", he seems to say, "sunlight hath no power over me."