holycrap it's early. i made it to chapter 30 (from chapter 19, mind you... *with* musical distractions and an hour of jewelry making) before deciding sleep might be a good option. but look where i ended up instead.

oh well, no use hiding the fact that it is currently... 4:30 in the morning and i am still awake. sorry alan, it's just the way it had to be. i really wanted to finish book 5 tonight, but if i'm going to be conscious during daylight hours at all, i should probably get to that resting thing. man, i guess your sister's going to win the harry potter race. no matter, i'm pretty close to my usual bedtime anyway and i'm slowly growing accustomed to getting 7 or 8 hours of sleep over 11 or 12. the former is most likely better for my general health and well being anyway.