> > Luckily, I don't have anything to do tonight. Well, except read 200 pages of Moby-Dick which I'm flat out refusing to do. Actually, I'd request that if you happen to be reading this in the next 5 hours or so, write a little inspirational message to Darien... he's going to be up likely all night writing a paper and I'm sure he'll be checking in here periodically and would love to see some happy words.
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> Ah, we are very different people, Minamoon. The first time I read Moby Dick I stayed up until about four thirty the next morning so I could finish it all in one go, and then went out to buy my own copy the very next day ...

And, for my own part, the first time I read Moby Dick I skipped probably at least half the book. I think that Melville's idea is valid, and I know there's a fantastic work of literature in there *somewhere,* I just don't think what we ended up with is it.

Call me Darien