this afternoon, i was IMd by a total stranger, let's call him RandomDude.  this fellow mistook me for someone else, and after unsuccessfully trying to persuade him otherwise (ok, i didn't try too hard), i decided to play along.
this is our short conversation:
[16:44] RandomDude: hi
[16:46] RandomDude: well im gonna go play b ball c ya  […]

as i sit down to write this, it is roughly 4:30 am, which means that i've been tossing around in my bed for close to two hours.  normally i would have no problem with being awake at this late hour.  i am a nocturnal creature and thus am used to staying up very late.  add […]