i cannot believe it... i actually had a happy time doing math all the way from 3 to 5 and 8 to 10. that's FOUR entire hours of wholesome playing around with numbers. uh hum. and gameplay is crucial in a child's (ok, youth's) development.

anyways, i am utterly convinced that my brain had been taken over by over-zealous martians, whose sole joy in life is figuring out that particular sum on page 42 of the 2002 NYGH ultimate math manual. thank goodness they have left for another miserable soul.

yet, why do i have only 5 pieces of paper to show for it? granted that i did try to stay on the good side of Greenpeace.... but isn't that still a little.. pathetic?