oh, much of happiness and joy to blog about in the next year, many steaks and no headaches, published papers and enthused students, and of course the great south african fantasy novel.

and that's just for starters!

thank you for blogging about your birthday as i'm a terrible person and would never remember it otherwise... :) hugs from stv too (from his sickbed).

have a glass of something red and yummy on us tonight! sorry we can't be there! (really really. i want steak.)

:)

jo+stv