Well, a certain someone is babysitting tonight and I’m here home alone. How sad that we’ve been on AOL IM for the past hour. I feel like a freaking pimple-faced 14-year-old. Still, we managed to cover a range of weighty topics. Here are a few AIM quotes. Can you tell who said them?

a) your blog is so wonderful. IT’s a delicate paintbrush whereas mine is a can of spray paint.
b) it’s definitely not better written. without being vain, i do think mine is often funny. but you have depth and reality on your side
c) you have reality… all that tupac and keiko stuff? That’s rEAL!
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d) when was that?
e) april something somethingth.
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f) the kids are watching an instructional video on how to play “Duel Masters”. What is this world coming to?
g) what is duel masters?
h) probably some strange cult or something…
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i) If you were the only one laughing, well, now then that would be sad.
j) my newest blog is called “Last One Laughing” It’s about how the government is cracking down on Nitrous oxide and helium users, man.
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k) 40/m/holyoke
l) still not 30/f/south hadley
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m) If you say PTOWNOW in a funk music way, it sounds particularly cool
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n) my feet stink today

Sadly, yes, we are really that effed up.

There’s all this commotion in downtown Northampton right now. I’m not sure what it’s all about, but Elm Street is blocked off in front of Pulaski Park/Academy of Music and there’s a fire truck there, etc. etc. I’m just looking out my office window and reporting the facts. Another fact: It’s brutally hot up here on the third floor of ___ Hall.