Oh, also...

Just got this puppy in the mail:



--and I'm crapping my pants with anticipation. Between Angela's Ashes and 'Tis, McCourt's made himself one of my very favorite living writers. Teacher Man, the purported "last of the trilogy," is released tomorrow but I got mine early with a handy-dandy Amazon.com pre-order.

Gotta go read, now.

If I was anyone but me, I'd be so jealous.