An Early November Weekend: Net Result.

* an evening of beautiful music (Benjamin Britten's Symphonia de Requiem paired with Brahms' German Requiem--the latter featuring a full choral complement).
* confirmation by a trusted outside source that Meitantei Ikkaichi Hajime (Super Detective) is actually seriously funny. (I was beginning to wonder if I'd turned too Japanese, or something.)
* non-stop cat antics.
* profound debates on the subject of this nation's potential future under the leadership of president-elect Barack Obama.
* witnessing Kamiji Yuusuke do one of the silliest things ever. In the history of Hexagon. Ever.
* a second draft of my master's thesis.
* a new wallet, scarf, umbrella, and laser pointer.
* aged-cheddar-&-bacon stuffed steak. Yummmmmmm.