"There's too much to do to feel awful all the time," she said.
"Quite right. But some people don't get hangovers; they're just a little fuzzy in the morning. Ingrid was like that. I can't take it. Tea, that's the stuff," he said, drinking from a small round cup. "So, what have you been doing?"
"Oh, the usual," she said. "I've been over to Kauai a few times. I got a decent shot of the cook at Tops."
"Jade Willow Lady," Joe said.
"Yes. I'm framing a large one for my next show—whenever that is."
"I'm anxious to see it. I forgot to tell you: after we talked last, I checked out graduate schools and applied to Montpelier. They accepted me for the semester that starts right after Christmas."
"Congratulations!"
"Yeah, pretty good, huh? Joe Burke, software bum, goes for an MFA. But
I'm not sure I should."
"Why not?"
"Pretty expensive," Joe said.