My heart aches and a drowsy numbness pains my senses,
as though an anteater I'd seen...

So Chats is heading up to Wisconsin to be with her grandmother while her grandfather is in the hospital. I'll join her over the weekend, but first the Pursuit Special has to come out of the dealer shop (they did a Level II inspection while it was in and found a couple of items that need fixing). Anyway, I can put up with not having a car, or my wife being away, but both at the same time just bites.

Saying goodbye to Chats this morning was sad; I love her so much sometimes it hurts, and watching her carry her tiny suitcase up the el platform was painful (which I assuaged in the worst possible way -- I went over to the grocery and got a bismark the size of a horseshoe). This is something of a critical week (I'll blog about that soon) career-wise and she's a great Author Whisperer when my nerves get all spooled up over the books.