another sunday.

another rainy day. well, perhaps that's a bit of an unfair dismissal. it was a rainy day, but has since blossomed into an overcast evening. what a delight this summer has been! last night was particularly pleasant - ice-cold, saucer-sized drops splattered onto sidewalks and up my bare legs as i staggered down a sidewalk masquerading as a giant puddle.

for some reason, we decided it was a perfect evening to venture out for dinner, and as we crowded under a crappy little umbrella from walgreens, all i could do was laugh - there was absolutely no way we were escaping with even an inch of dry. i gave in and got soggy. at least the food and company were grand. by the end of the meal, i'd forgotten about my sopping shoes, and suggested the three of us head onto a little bar that just opened down the street.

today it's been back to reading. this holiday i have successfully traded in meeting and greeting for reading and eating. already midway through book #6. i forgot how wonderful it is to lose yourself in a book, reading by dim lamp light well into the early hours of the next day. i was up till past 2 the other night finishing a gorgeous and funny book by joshua ferris, called "then we came to the end". nailed office life. nailed advertising. nailed the ache and bemused fear of cancer diagnosis. just a fantastic novel.

i am getting so used to not working, it will be strange to head back. and of course, when i do- well, it will be different. different because my perspective has changed a bit from this little mental vacation, and also because my perspective is about to change even more. can't wait - and yet, i am thoroughly enjoying this calm before the storm of ch-ch-changes and logistics and details and organizing and and and and and...

i better nap while i can.