All right, I have officially Had It. I am leaving the country and not coming back.

Okay, I am coming back . . . in three weeks.

For the duration of my absence, I have threatened and cajoled people to take over various aspects of my life. My greatest fear, of course, is that everyone will like them more than they like me.

Your guest blogger for the next few weeks will be Alex, the boyfriend of my ex-boyfriend Erich and stepfather to my ex-cat, R2D2.

Be nice to him, but don’t like him more than me.

(Oh, and I may check in from time to time while I’m in Costa Rica.)