Conclusion:

[dira]

Yep, getting eight hours of sleep on a worknight is pretty interesting. I should do that again sometime. And while I didn't dream about anything, uh, strategically useful, I did dream about trying to explain the concept of butterbugs. To Lois McMaster Bujold. With the help of the cartoonishly-drawn cover of a copy of A Civil Campaign. I think my brain may have reached some sort of textual poaching critical mass...