Warmish today, windy, mostly cloudy. Currently, it's 76˚F. I really have to get out of the house today. I've not been out since Saturday. Yesterday, angry at my lack of progress, I actually managed to finish Alabaster: The Good, the Bad, and the Bird . I wrote pages 17-22, which actually meant writing a lot more than six pages. So, Chapter One is mostly behind me. I need to read over it, make some corrections, get all the photo-references together, and write out a few other things for Joëlle , and email everything away. This morning, the pain's at least a 7. Happy National Fossil Day . I gotta wake up. Later taters, Aunt Beast