In SF
So I got in late last night, managed to get into the hotel by 12:30 and evntually got to sleep at around 2:30 after getting the laptop connected, getting unpacked and sending out a couple messages. Then up this morning at 6:30am... way too early, so went back to sleep for a half hour before finally getting up.
The hotel is neat. Probably not something I would have picked out if I had been booking it myself as it is a solitary operation and I'd have never heard of it, but it is good so far and I think I would return. Breakfast is included with the room, which is nice. Not just a continental breakfast, but the real thing. Two choices, and juice and coffee. Fortunately I actually got up early enough to actually partake in it even though I was more expecting the continental breakfast thing. So I had some French toast, Juice and coffee this morning. Unfortunately I was a bit rushed and nervous about getting to class in time and checking in as I hadn't been able to do that the night before since I had gotten in so late. But that went quick, and other than one wrong turn that had me walking considerable out of my way I got to the center with minimal difficulties and in plenty of time.
It's actually kindof funny, I think I probably walked a good two miles this morning, but the weather here is so much nicer that I hardly noticed it. Up and down hills, watching the scenery, and trying to figure out exactly where I was on the map and where I had gone wrong... now that I have had a chance to relook at it though it was a simple matter of mis-correlating the hotel and center maps. I got a better map from the hotel though, so that is good.
So all in all the trip is going well so far. It's lonely, and I wish I had someone to share it with, because it is also incredibly wonderful and a great chance to see a new area that I have only previously visited briefly, but it is going well.
I've also been reading a book that I picked up yesterday and am about half finished with it. It has good points, but unfortunately they have little to do with the author. The author irritates me regularly with her very one sided view of relationships and what they are and what they mean. Actually... I don't even know if it is her views so much as her way of communicating them. Just... very arbitrary. (And yes I am intentionally leaving the name out) But despite her, a lot of the entries and quotes in it from other people are really good, and even some of her things that she says give extra insight, although they tend to need to be taken with a grain of salt. I'm making a effort to annotate and mark up the passages that I like, or that carry some weight to them. The idea being that when I pass it along, it might provide more insight than the book on its own would have. But enough of that.
I'm focusing on teaching and trying not to let the outside thoughts and emotions keep me from appreciating and enjoying what is here now. That is somewhat hard though... as I see all these great things that I know Simulana would love. That would inspire her, and make her heart and mind dance together in joy and wonder. That is a lluring thought, both for being part of it, for being the one to bring her that joy, and for the joy that it would bring me as well.
Lunch is just about over and most of my students are back. Time to write more later, but for now...
The hotel is neat. Probably not something I would have picked out if I had been booking it myself as it is a solitary operation and I'd have never heard of it, but it is good so far and I think I would return. Breakfast is included with the room, which is nice. Not just a continental breakfast, but the real thing. Two choices, and juice and coffee. Fortunately I actually got up early enough to actually partake in it even though I was more expecting the continental breakfast thing. So I had some French toast, Juice and coffee this morning. Unfortunately I was a bit rushed and nervous about getting to class in time and checking in as I hadn't been able to do that the night before since I had gotten in so late. But that went quick, and other than one wrong turn that had me walking considerable out of my way I got to the center with minimal difficulties and in plenty of time.
It's actually kindof funny, I think I probably walked a good two miles this morning, but the weather here is so much nicer that I hardly noticed it. Up and down hills, watching the scenery, and trying to figure out exactly where I was on the map and where I had gone wrong... now that I have had a chance to relook at it though it was a simple matter of mis-correlating the hotel and center maps. I got a better map from the hotel though, so that is good.
So all in all the trip is going well so far. It's lonely, and I wish I had someone to share it with, because it is also incredibly wonderful and a great chance to see a new area that I have only previously visited briefly, but it is going well.
I've also been reading a book that I picked up yesterday and am about half finished with it. It has good points, but unfortunately they have little to do with the author. The author irritates me regularly with her very one sided view of relationships and what they are and what they mean. Actually... I don't even know if it is her views so much as her way of communicating them. Just... very arbitrary. (And yes I am intentionally leaving the name out) But despite her, a lot of the entries and quotes in it from other people are really good, and even some of her things that she says give extra insight, although they tend to need to be taken with a grain of salt. I'm making a effort to annotate and mark up the passages that I like, or that carry some weight to them. The idea being that when I pass it along, it might provide more insight than the book on its own would have. But enough of that.
I'm focusing on teaching and trying not to let the outside thoughts and emotions keep me from appreciating and enjoying what is here now. That is somewhat hard though... as I see all these great things that I know Simulana would love. That would inspire her, and make her heart and mind dance together in joy and wonder. That is a lluring thought, both for being part of it, for being the one to bring her that joy, and for the joy that it would bring me as well.
Lunch is just about over and most of my students are back. Time to write more later, but for now...