kite string and golden fields

Reasons I am happy today:

- three day weekend! It's going to be a nice holiday, and I might even get some things done.
- the theoretical book club! This is quite possibly the best idea I've had in a very long time. Discussions about Narnia are always good, and a reason to read Narnia again carefully and thoughtfully is also good (plus, I get to use my nifty leadership and discussion skills and put them to good use).
- Voyage of the Dawn Treader was even better than I remembered, and there's whole layers of Dante and the Grail Quest in there.
- the Ren Faire is next week. There will be jousting, and I plan to buy a dagger (I've been saying this for *ages* but I really do mean it this time, and this Ren Faire is the one with the best weapons of all that we've been to.)
- Joel, who is the best guy in the world since King Arthur (or possibly better than King Arthur, because he doesn't have that whole Mordred issue).