Ladies and gentlemen,

The East Coast Greeks and I should be arriving today in Washington. I am planning a strategy meeting tonight at ten here: [Gives address information for a hotel]

If possible, I'd like us to take the mountain on Monday and be done with all this.

Oh, gods.

What's the point? Of anything?

Today it rained. I was sitting on the steps as it did. I didn't even move.

This is the tenth bottle of liquor I've had today. They might as well have been filled with that same rain that fell on me.

The rain washes away. It washes our tears away into the ocean. So every time you go swimming, you're soaking in everyone's tears.

Think about that. Oh, did I ruin everyone's summertime beach fun? Well, too bad! Life isn't fair! If life was fair, roses wouldn't have thorns!

I can't. I just can't any more.