Sitting here waiting on the bus home, I am now on my second 5-day “vacation”!
The one person that I really wanted to go visit is unavailable at the moment. And, Laura, I’d love to come visit you but cannot consider driving to Meeteetse and back in 5 days. Same goes for Helen in Vermont. Et. al.
So, I’ll do a few other things:
- I learned that there IS a botanical gardens nearby, Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden. I will go.
- Wander Allerton Park grounds.
- Read some.
- Watch some movies. Since I just rented 3 I’m on my way….
- Get some more running in, if the heat (and other weather) cooperates.
- Weed out some more books and stuff from my apartment.
- Straighten up the back room.
- Get solid drafts of a resume and cover letters for the 2 jobs I’m applying for out to my reviewers.
- “Sleep in.”
- Drink a few tasty beers.
- Have a picnic lunch (probably at one of the 1st 2 places).
- Back-up/migrate some more data off the PC.
- Catch the Perseids Monday AM if the weather cooperates.
Notice that there is little in the way of quantitative goals in there, whether relaxing or producing. The 2 job apps are kind of a necessary evil. But otherwise….
Here’s a great page on viewing the Perseids. I’ll be in Chicago, land of the over-lit streets, so I’ll be missing out.
http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/08/09/12-things-you-need-to-watch-the-perseid-meteors-sunday-night/
I had hoped to watch the Perseids, but I was foiled by forest fire smoke. I’ll be up for the Leonids in November, though!
Laura, sorry to hear that. My viewing was kind of a wash. I actually went early Tues. AM and although I found a place much darker than the city itself, it was still awash in light. I did see about 6-8, though. And one was freaking ginormous! Lit up the sky.
But it was late and my eyes were going wiggy anyway. Focus was kind of coming and going. So I didn’t stay out long.
All in all, my vacation was kind of a wash, too. Ah well. I guess it’ll take more than 5 days off to teach me how to actually vacation again.