I had not slept at all and was exasperated when the alarm went off at 8. When I went to turn it off, I thought to myself, “But I turned off the alarm last night,” and then I woke up…it had been a dream. But, even though I *did* sleep last night, it felt as though I hadn’t. Plus, allergies, which I had successfully evaded for some time, kicked in today. And now it’s raining. Hello, Monday.

I am very excited about the happenings in Lebanon (or the Lebanon, for those old-school types out there). Despite a government order banning protests and telling the military and police “to take all necessary steps to preserve security and order and prevent demonstrations and gatherings”, thousands of people have thronged to the center of Beirut, demanding the government resign and the Syrian army withdraw from the country.

I’m hoping we’re seeing yet another people’s revolution. The Czechs’ was Velvet, Georgians’ was Rose, Ukraines’ was Orange…I propose calling this the Cedar Revolution. (I’ve already submitted it to Fark).