The wonders of the interweb mean that you can come to my virtual living room and drink virtual wine and watch virtual DVDs virtually whenever you want. :D But ah, being halfway 'round the world is sad.

Medicine in fictional literature, you say? I'm a bit of an academic geek, and I certainly miss having the chance to talk literary analysis, so this definitely sounds like fun. I haven't taken a real class-like class (i.e. not something theatre-related) in years, so this would be a nice change!

And you're probably right on the interesting people track. Mwah ha ha!