back to work, slacker!

yes, i’ve been on vacation for 18 days prior to this (jealous?), and now i am not. the good news is that i was off for so long i started to feel kinda restless and lazy and am actually kind of glad to be back at work. isn’t that weird? but honestly i think that’s exactly what i needed. as per usual, around the end of the year i was feeling a little burnt out and unenthusiastic, and now i’m happy to be putting my brain to work at something other than winning at xbox games.

more importantly we are planning a fun birthday weekend which is also coming up very very soon. i’ll be 29, which is almost 30, so we are doing something a little more grown up this year as opposed to having a dance party at a bar. yes, we’re organizing a chill little palm springs pool-lounging weekend. i’m feeling relaxed and rejuvenated already, or rather i would be if i hadn’t spent the last week trying to find and secure a suitable rental house, and wrangle the friends who are coming along. as of today though all the pieces are falling into place, and it looks like it’ll be a lovely time in a lovely little spot.

otherwise you’ll be happy to know that my extra week of extended vacation was spent not doing much, as is suitable to a stay-cation type situation. i did get brunch with jessica one day (they had RED VELVET pancakes! actually, not as great as you’d think), we did go out to the movies and trivia and whatnot, but mostly stayed home watching tv, reading books, and internet-browsing related to the above trip. i did spend a formidable amount of time writing for our under culture best-of list, and that should be up soon too. generally the routine of running errands, writing, reading and lounging was hugely enjoyable and i only wish i had a job that stuck closer to that formula. perhaps i should become someone’s editor. or a professional correspondent. do those exist?