A couple of nights ago I got a call from a old-new friend-acquaintance, which was a nice surprise because I right that second needed a break from working on my paper, and also because he’s an old-new friend-acquaintance and who ever expects those to call? Anyway, somehow we ended up on the phone for, I dunno, something like more than a couple of hours, where part of those hours were spent not only on the phone but also online and on AIM. I mention it because sometimes you swear off friends because you think you need to be all Studious, but that is so the wrong path to take, because then you feel not only like you have homework but also like you are alone in the world. And that makes you crabby. And so when you’re up late writing, having sworn off friends and Friday-night parties, a phone call from an old-new friend-acquaintance ends up being exactly what you need.