i *love* vacation!
i don't really think we necessarily deserve this week off, but i sure am glad we had it!
i stuck around boston, which was definitely a wise thing to do. normally i don't stay because i don't think it will feel like vacation, but i didn't really experience that problem. :) i've been really relaxed the whole time... including the day that i actually went to work!
here's the brief list of things i've done:
i really like the whole attitude of letting life take me where it will. you know, i bump into a friend, she invites me to go have dinner with some nuns, and i'm just like, "oh, okay, sounds good!" i don't usually feel like i have that kind of flexibility in my life. i don't know if that's real or imagined, and if it's real, i don't know whether it's something i'm putting on myself (as opposed to a natural consequence of my job or something).
also, in terms of my personal life, the denial wore off a few days ago. i only had 1 day of feeling totally devastated, though. since then i've been merely disappointed. :-/ i guess that's better than it could be...
i haven't finished any books lately, but that didn't prevent me from buying 2 more books today! in america by susan sontag (ficton, about immigrants) and bound for canaan (nonfiction, about the underground railroad). a people's history of the supreme court is slow going, but i still find it interesting. i wouldn't say i *like* it, but i feel like i should read at least all the way up through brown vs. board. plus i'm "racing" someone to the end of it. (it's the slowest race *ever*.)
1 week from now, i'll be at lakeshore. what a lovely thought. :)
i stuck around boston, which was definitely a wise thing to do. normally i don't stay because i don't think it will feel like vacation, but i didn't really experience that problem. :) i've been really relaxed the whole time... including the day that i actually went to work!
here's the brief list of things i've done:
- served breakfast at haley house
- went swing dancing
- played games
- read arcadia out loud with a group
- made steamed pork buns
- went snowshoeing
- watched water
- had dinner with nuns
- wandered around coolidge corner
- spent several hours reading in various cafes
i really like the whole attitude of letting life take me where it will. you know, i bump into a friend, she invites me to go have dinner with some nuns, and i'm just like, "oh, okay, sounds good!" i don't usually feel like i have that kind of flexibility in my life. i don't know if that's real or imagined, and if it's real, i don't know whether it's something i'm putting on myself (as opposed to a natural consequence of my job or something).
also, in terms of my personal life, the denial wore off a few days ago. i only had 1 day of feeling totally devastated, though. since then i've been merely disappointed. :-/ i guess that's better than it could be...
i haven't finished any books lately, but that didn't prevent me from buying 2 more books today! in america by susan sontag (ficton, about immigrants) and bound for canaan (nonfiction, about the underground railroad). a people's history of the supreme court is slow going, but i still find it interesting. i wouldn't say i *like* it, but i feel like i should read at least all the way up through brown vs. board. plus i'm "racing" someone to the end of it. (it's the slowest race *ever*.)
1 week from now, i'll be at lakeshore. what a lovely thought. :)