Adam, dude, you are weird. You posted a link to this on your page. Of course, that’s why we all think so highly of you. But you’re still freakin’ weird. (Applause.)

It’s been a few days since my last update. On Thursday the power cut out sometime in the afternoon, so I decided to go into town and pass the time. Usually it cuts back in during the evening, so I figured it would be okay. I ran into my Kazakh-American friend and we had some chai and dinner, and then I headed back to the house. Luckily, the power was on that night. Friday was a different story: the power cut out in the morning, but I just stayed in and read some Don Quixote until I was too chilly …