I'm in a much better mood now. I got my chocolate...actually I managed to eat two boxes of Thin Mints almost single-handedly. *hugs Tama* You're such a great friend. You should be a therapist or something...you always know how to make people feel better. I hope your plan to convince Mr. Nosek to give me an extra week succedes...God knows I need it. And you're right, Never is a Promise is quite good. Durning the scene in the orphange, I was silently going 'Awwwww...'. I think once I finish it, I'm going to read Angels in the Rain and have a good cry. I love that story. Then to cheer myself up, I'm going to read Domestic Arrangements again. There all very good stories...the first one is a well written Hermione/Draco, the second is a rather sad one about Ruby Moon, and the third is a funny little bit of fluff about To-ya and Yuki (although there is mention of Yue/Fujitaka). I recommend them highly. Oh, in my haste, I failed to mention two of the high points in the National Parks..In Joshua Tree, we saw not one, but two coyotes. One came really close to our car...they were both gorgeus (but I bet Moony looks even better...). Then in Seqouia, my dad and I saw a mule deer. It stared right at me for about thirty seconds, and then went off into the forest. I've discovered that if you expect to see no interesting wildlife, you're pleasently surprised to see things like this.