jkr.

omg. I can't work! I am trying, I can't do it! JO ROWLING! You are EVIL!

I DID manage to get the lump of my xmas shopping done last night, when Rosalind and I ran around Manhattan like busy beavers with credit cards. Tonight I look forward to chilling out a bit, doing some backup work for Leaky, and having a very long chat with Kathleen, as we keep missing each other's calls. David, on the other hand, called last night just about the time I was fainting into a dead sleep, so he got to hear me say things like "ssoooxciiitedd..book...chrstmas...hbppppp..."

It's just, this is what it is to be a fan...the enthusiasm wanes and then there's an announcement like this and it WHOOSHES back up the level at which it was before. Gets the fever, the excitement going, right away, no matter at all that it's a whole year less than we had to wait for book five. I don't think it matters to a real fan...you just get that heart-pounding excitement no matter what. Man, my heart has been in my throat for two days now. It's getting worked up about it like this that really reminds you that you're a big fan whether you like it or not.

All right! Caffeine is a go! Working!