School has started, soccer has started, long nights wasting away in front of a hefty book called "Pre-Calc" has started. Tis the seasong for beginnings. "A new slate" has popped up several times this week, so has a 50-pound chunk of slate. Long story. Not much to say now, not until everything gets swinging again.

Skype: get it. The weirdest, most awkward program ever. But it's cool.