A: I won't have a job sometime next month, I could either take a break and fly somewhere to see someone (effort might go be a waste), or apply for a job that's totally irrelevant to what I'm prepared for. That's easily the best *and* worst thing at the moment.
A: yes. it's the least i can do, and you're good company besides. i just have to spend the next couple of hours climbing a ladder and moving shelves around, cutting my arms and hands some more, then i'll be ready for your wake, in your wake.
Q: does your estimate of people's intelligence usually turn out to be too kind or too harsh?