Excellent episode, as always. Here's for a second season!!!
I'm considering the notion that there really isn't any real chronological order, if not Haruhi's (or some slight variation thereof). After watching the episode and considering a rendition of Haruhi's order, the question has been burning -
(I guess it makes sense in Kyon's order, though...)
She didn't have to have it in every episode, mind you, but at least an episode or two wouldn't 've hurt her any. It certainly wouldn't 've hurt Kyon's feelings.
*sniff* I liked the ponytail. 