Back to school time, and I don't think I am quite out of vacation mode just yet. Not only am I having difficulties getting my ass out of bed, but I don't feel all that well, knowing I have to go out and brave this Canadian winter, with a still painful ear ache. Oh yeh, by the way, I landed myself in the emergency room in Portland on New Years Day, for this ear ache, which thankfully is much better than it was (antibiotics & vicodin took care of that), though believe me it was bad enough to put me in the hospital begging for medical mercy, almost had to walk 5 miles in the snow, bare foot! Almost. I was certainly ready to, since the roads were nothing but packed ice and snow, driving for many was not an option. But luckily I have a good friend with snow tires – she served as my ambulance. The important thing now is that I can once again enjoy my little iPod.