kayakyakr

Hey, hang in there. My best friend went through the same thing when she was deployed to Malawi (hit her the first hot season she was out there and then again the first wet season, 7 months and 10 months), but she stuck it through and found it incredibly rewarding.

Take a vacation, get out of your village for a bit, go find some expats to party with. Take a real shower. Spend some time on the Internet chatting with friends and family over Skype. Not awake? Wake their asses up. Make it over this hump, you'll be on the back-stretch soon.

How's the campaign going? Have any shot of being elected over an incumbent? Is your district up in arms enough to actually go your direction?

Will you say hi to your IT staff for me? Haven't seen Ethan in a while. Might have to get Eddie to host another BBQ.

Just made it to the Ritz for the first time last night and have to say those are amazing theaters. I would love to see the Village renovated to have theater setups like that.

What was your reaction to the nearly universal negative feedback from the most recent menu change? Were you taken aback by the dislike? How long do we need to wait before you take another stab at it?

How many critics did you pay off to get an 88% fresh in early rotten tomatoes returns?