Thirteen Utterly and Completely Random Posts

Before anyone complains: This is a photo of a storefront in Firenze, Italy, back in 2006. Ciao a tutti! Hello, everybody!

Well, this week has been a corker. I'm trying to get ready for my summer visit to the US, wrapping up my lessons at the school where I teach, and working out the final kinks in order to get both Ask Me if I'm Happy and "Alternate Rialto" out in paperback.

Of course, this means that I've sacrificed a lot of time and haven't been able to do a proper Thursday Thirteen. So...