1. it's 4:37, tuesday afternoon, and more than anything else, i just want to be out of the office right now.

2. the mother left for CM last week. she's back on wednesday night with the other brother, and i'm looking forward to that because the house has been intolerably quiet in the mornings and i have no one to watch arrested development with at night.

3. in a scintillating burst of efficiency, i managed to finish a large chunk of my christmas shopping over the weekend. this was no mean feat -- i do tend to think rather hard about what to buy for people, and dither.

4. no more night shift - back to regular schedule till february at the earliest. it was definitely fun while it lasted.

5. word to su-lin on the bonuses.