i am, in fact, running to the grocery store. and the office supply store. and the dollar store. why?, you might reasonably ask. it's because WE DON'T HAVE MOST OF THE ITEMS WE NEED YET. i just drank three cups of coffee, and then tried to drown myself in the shower. alas, i failed.

not a beer drinker--hence my upthread comment graphically illustrates my frame of mind--but wine sounds good. and black russians sound better. i may in fact be adding the liquor store to the errand list.