All's well ends well. Yesterday, I drove up to visit Podunk. I had tragically misinterpreted his email: he meant for me not to come because of the weather and attendant disasters. But I made it up and back, and except for getting lost on the way home and going 20 miles out of my way (from the Thruway, mind you), it was a great trip.

Although, I can't help feeling a little deflated. In part because I'm looking at five days of work starting tomorrow, and there's bunches of stuff I meant to get done here this weekend, and now I won't be able to. And, I don't feel as though I'm any closer to the realization of either collaring or being collared.

Anyway, I'm off to have dinner with an amazing Israeli. And looking forward to that a lot.