UPDATE (as if many people cared!)

In return for fixing her plant, Alice has given me an AMULET OF POWER. Actually, it's a little pink plastic gecko/newt on a chain she found in her room. But I feel better. Never underestimate the power of treats, and good friends. Or shifting moods--because I feel decent right now. The sun is shining, and it's acting spring-like, so maybe that's it? I'll take solar recharging as a theory.


AND NOW: FLEETWOOD MAC LYRICS FOR NO GOOD REASON

please...i've been takin' my time
you know, it's been on my mind
i hope you find a love
your own designs of love
that's alright.....
that's alright

i believe....i believe that i know you
'cause we've been a long time, and now i've got to show you that i...
well, i never did believe in time
you know...changin' anybody's mind

now i can't define love like it should be
that's alright....
that's alright....
--Fleetwood Mac, "That's Alright"

I've seen so many things that made me wonder
But sometimes it's hard to tell
I said
"Take your time"
But no one was listening
I walk a thin line

They told me that I never would recover
Still some say they knew me well
I said
"Stay by my side"
But no one said nothin'
I walk a thin line

I said
"Please toe the line"
But no one was listening
I walk a thin line

I said
"Fate takes time"
But no one was listening
I walk a thin line.
--Fleetwood Mac, "Walk a Thin Line"