My suspicious absence will continue through the weekend

Things have been utterly nuts around here, lately.  Last Friday I had my usual grammar test, then early Saturday I left for the south of France.  I returned to Paris at 1AM Monday, waited an hour for a taxi, finally got to bed around 3:30AM, then left for class at 8:15.  Add in an all-night election-watching session at a bar that evening, a nearly-impossible art history exam Thursday (I need to tell you horrendous stories about that class), an oral presentation on Southern BBQ in French right after, another grammar test today, and a flight to Istanbul early tomorrow morning, and you have some idea of why I haven't been hanging out with the internet lately.

So.  Turkey.  Since there's no class Monday or Tuesday, I won't be back until late Tuesday night, but I'm hoping next week will be significantly less crazy and I can get some substantial writing done.

'Til then!

Next stop: Istanbul