Figuring out how to relax.

March 8th, 2010 Posted in minutiae | No Comments »

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Sure, the water's nice..."][/caption] I've got a week before I start my new job. I had entertained the idea of taking a short vacation -- going away ... Read more..

Home again, home again.

October 27th, 2008 Posted in minutiae | No Comments »

Also, I'm home. Yay, New Jersey. My flight was almost an hour early, thanks to an 80-100 mph tail wind. And the plane was practically empty - also nice. I ... Read more..

Ouch

August 19th, 2008 Posted in minutiae | No Comments »

I haven't had a headache this bad in over two years. I am calling it a night nice and early and hoping that the drugs kick in and let me ... Read more..

I miss my bed.

August 8th, 2008 Posted in minutiae | No Comments »

It's been a month since I've been able to sleep in my own bed. It's right here - and although I've removed the plastic sheets, boxes and chunks of plaster ... Read more..

pardon the interruption

July 29th, 2008 Posted in minutiae | No Comments »

Repair work is being done on my ceiling, so for the last two weeks, everything I own has been sheathed in plastic and inaccessible - including my bed, my computer, ... Read more..

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

July 23rd, 2008 Posted in minutiae | No Comments »

But the rain in NJ does a smashing job of beading up on my clear umbrella. The thunder isn't bad either. I'm entertaining the idea of going to bed at a ... Read more..