Sybaris

It was a cloudy day, and I futzed around on my computer most of the afternoon. At one point, I opened my blinds and listened to the song "Feelin' Good Again" by Robert Earl Keen. It's been about a week and a half since my vacation (i.e. ophthalmology) started and I'm starting to feel normal again.

It is odd, though, to be on vacation with nobody around. My roommate is around, but usually somewhat unavailable. The weekends are fun, but the weekdays are so subdued. My roommate and I occasionally go out to dinner or sit and talk, but mostly we're in our separate rooms, because she's working or has worked all day and wants chillout time. It's totally unlike Christmas break, where my brother Rog was home with me and we were bored together and would just play board games or go for walks together etc.

Anyway, it's just funny to see these weeks go by. It's like the human race sleeps during the week and is awake during the weekend. People are "sluggish but arousable," as we say in medspeak, during the week -- I can sometimes get something together socially -- but usually people are too tired. Even now, when my friends are on easy rotations, nobody gets together. But suddenly on Friday night (actually, a little bit on Thursday), people are ready to have fun and make plans.

Currently watching: "The People vs. Larry Flynt." Heh, Norm MacDonald is in it. I guess I forgot that.