My fingers are numb... and I'm indoors. Raffi, I can't even imagine how much colder it is. Just think... when you come down the East Coast, it'll be like a vacation to a tropical island for you. Well, It's about 7F outside right now without the windchill. But you can count on me not to go to cafes with outdoor power heaters.

I just got a call from my friend and yours, Hagop Bedrossian in LA. He inquired about Armenia and how to get there. Oh, just to reflect on the days back in Yerevan... right now, not too nostalgic. I remember this time last year never seeing the sun and freezing my vor off. Okay, maybe a little nostalgic. There's nothing like hybernation, especially for someone who loves to sleep as much as I do.

I also saw Zabel Artinian in Harvard Square the other day. She's up visiting from NY, as she just returned from Armenia for an indefinite stay. That too was a nice reflection on time spent in Armenia... still, a little nostalgic. Oh, who am I kidding? I wanna go back just as much as the day I left. I've been bombarded with meetings. I like to call it the "attack of the jhoghovs." Finished one last weekend, having one tonight, need to supervise one this weekend, have two scheduled at the same time the following week, one the following Thursday in Providence, then another in NY that Saturday. Then I think I'm going to Montreal to get away the weekend after that. Then there is a meeting in Chicago the week after that I may skip and another in Detroit the weekend after. I'm sure it will continue until the end of the year.

The funny thing is that during meetings, I sit quiet and knit (my new adored hobby). Once the meeting is over, I run all over the place until the next meeting when I sit quiet and knit. Perhaps I should think of them as breaks from now on. Perfect opportunity to just sit and knit. :)