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Random Japanese sentence: 猫がバスの前に走ってきて轢かれた。 The cat ran right in front of the bus and was run over.

I had to reload the module. =)

Random Japanese sentence: 私は私の可愛い猫を自慢に思っています。 I am proud of my pretty cat.

We made it to the tail end of the reception for the summit in Connecticut. It was just so amazing walking into a room and hearing people you'd never seen say, "Hi, Sacha!" They'd read my blog and checked out my bookmarks. I knew them through their bookmarks and blog entries and e-mail messages...

I brought out my cheatsheet , too. =) Stalker! ;)

I was so worried that I'd find the summit intimidating, but it's all good. I'm so excited! That doesn't mean I won't have butterflies in my stomach during my (rather short) panel presentation, but it's nice to know people and be known by them...

Random Japanese sentence: お宅の猫を観察してご覧なさい。そうすればその猫の事がよく分かりますよ。 Just observe your cat and you will get to know him.

The hotel provided lavender linen spray. Ah, wonderful!

High thread-count sheets, a mountain of pillows, a few tasteful paintings hung on the walls...

What a break from Graduate House life! <laugh>

Random Japanese sentence: その少年たちはかわいい猫と一緒に２人きりで暮らしていた。 The two boys lived alone with a lovely cat.