Getting my proper eight hours, starting just before midnight, is like going to an entirely different dreamspace; one where the journey back is turbulance free. Ahhh....

In other news, I've been trying to decide what to do for Thanksgiving or, to be more honest, I've been waiting for the answer to fall into my lap. I might go home, though my mom will be in Jamaica for a wedding, my aunt and uncle are leaving Friday morning to go to New York, and I'll be heading back to the bay area again two weeks later anyhow.

I've been thinking about taking the time off as a chance to see one of the great cities around here. Washington DC is only 4 hours away by car. Philidelphia is only a little farther, and beyond that is New York and Boston. But without a plan and/or a place to stay the problem gets a little intractable, as things like hotel bills really start to hammer my student budget.

On the other hand, USAir emailed me this morning with super savers to Germany: $235 round-trip nonstop from Pittsburgh to Frankfurt, and the blackout days don't even conflict with Thanksgiving travel. now if it were Italy, France, or England I'd be so there.

In other news, it looks like the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA? GSFBA?) got its first real dose of weather for the season last night.

Road closures, accidents, blackouts, and the opening night of Cirque du Soleil's Varekai was cancelled after 70mph winds ripped the top off the main Chapeau! Such a shame, because it's usually the most ardent die-hard fans who get the opening night tickets. Still, it's a good thing, since the trapese and arialists' equipment is integrated into the top of the tent, and if they kept the 'the show must go on' mentality, there might not be as many performers after the dust settled.

Weather's beautiful here! The forecast for today is 63 degrees! A varitable heat wave after two weeks of highs in the 30s and 40s. I can leave my long underwear and heck, maybe even my jacket at home!

Oh, and PS: Coming down the pike, I've got some gorgeous Fall desktop pics I'll be posting tomorrow for y'all's enjoyment. (y'all's?) Having no classes today, only group meetings, I'm taking the afternoon off and seeing Spirited Away at a 2:45 matinee!