i too am most glad about the same continent business.
we must make plans for the hanging out ness.
i am leaving rome at 10:30am (so 4:30 in the morning) on saturday (the 22nd), and flying pretty much all day (weird i know) to get to london. then on the 24th(monday), i leave at 12:45pm london time (so 7:45am your time) to get in at 3:45 new york time. eeep.