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my little steam engine.

I've lost my steam this week. With laptop # 2 on the fritz, I haven't been able to write at home, and writing while working is frowned upon. So. I've spent more time reading than writing, and endlessly searching for yet another laptop. I am done with Dell. Finished. In fact, I plan to abandon Microsoft altogether.

That�s right. Very soon, I�ll have my own bananie iBook. Yessir.

Good readers, it�s been quite a week:

Friday night, Helen and I saw Sin City with my friend Ginger and Helen�s friend Greg (yes, a sort of set up�hopefully), and afterward, I had one too many (and I�d only had 3). I went to bed with cotton mouth. But seeing that violent beautiful movie at the Alamo was great, even if we were forced to sit in the front row. I firmly believe that all movie theaters should serve you beer at your seat. Furthermore, all movie theaters should show Kung Fu and 70s movie trailers before previews. People of the world, are you with me?

Saturday, before we drove to Houston, I had a muffin and coffee with Don Miller. It was a lovely conversation, if not a bit awkward. It�s always awkward when two strangers with mutual friends meet for the first time�by themselves. After a few minutes of my social stuttering and accidental interruptions (�oh sorry, what were you saying? No, you go. Really. I forgot what I was going to say anyway�), we hit our stride, and were giggling like friends. My initial impression of him remains: he is a gentle, humorous guy. And way smarter than he says he is. I am excited about the prospects of being involved with what he is doing in the literary world.

I end off here for now, as there are reports to be run and job ads to be placed, but next time, tune in for the adventures of my accidental pressing of the panic button, and the ensuing hilarity�