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The Fellowship of the Ring extended version is an even better movie. I didn't think it possible, but it is. There are a few little things I miss from the original version, but the additions and replacements make the story hang together even better, and add back in some important foreshadowing and explanation. I think I'm going to end up keeping both of them for comparison's sake.

Still depressed. Maybe even more so. Called Christine trying to get some encouragement--really I just wanted her to come over and hug me--but it didn't work. She told me some things that got me even more down. She thinks I should go out alone to bars to meet people. That just feels wrong for me but I couldn't explain why to her, and I can't explain it now either.

I don't think I'm a bad friend; I've always been willing to go to people when they needed me (and have done it many times). But now I need someone and there's no one here for me.

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Thanks to everybody who sent hugs and cheerings-up. I really appreciate knowing there are people who care.

The virtual flowers were lovely, naesa, love you.

Thanks for the phone call, Jay.

And a moment of maternal pride: I was in here checking something on the computer when I overheard Rosa talking. She was in the living room with "The Little Engine That Could" looking at the pictures and telling the story aloud to herself.

I've been trying to figure out my vacation plans for next year, and had no idea what my total hours off were going to be at different times, so I decided to write a vacation accrual estimation program. Spent the latter half of the day doing that; it is about 75% functional now. I could have finished it, but needed to get home to pick up the little one. Thinking semi-seriously about going to England in perhaps 2004. Definitely going to buy tickets to NC for New Years before this weekend is out.