Making time--

Chilly start to the day (47 degrees), but that's okay. We needed a little break from the extreme heat/humidity. That said, it is supposed to be a decently warm day, so I'll get some baking done this morning before it gets too hot to run the oven.

Not a lot of other news-- yesterday was productive in the way that doing some house chores and errands is satisfying. Nothing lasts, though-- the dishes need to be put away, a new load needs to be put in the dishwasher, and laundry-- always, there's laundry-- needs to be folded. 

I'm not sleeping well; still, the busy dreams. Still, they involve students. I suppose it could be worse, but really, I'm tired, and I'm tired of trying to solve school-ish stuff in my sleep. It's July, and I want my brain to go on vacation. 

I think what my tired mind needs is a distraction to counter the long week at APSI. We were going to go to see Superman (and I still would like to), but figuring out a good time to go is tricky. G would rather a matinee, as would I, but the days he has off, I'm busy, and we can't figure out a workable date. Probably we won't go. 

I should spend a lot more time reading, while I have the flexible time to do so. I just might today. Y'know, after the baking and stuff... yeah, I need to stop making to-do lists. I'm reading the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel James, and it's pretty good. I'm well aware of the plot of Huck Finn, so that's not a distraction. That said, I'm finding that the novel is speaking to a deeper concern, one of "passing" and giving people what they think they want in order to construct a life of one's own. When I finish it, I'll talk about it a little more. 

That all said, I need a cup of coffee and I will go get the baking started. I want to carve out a few unstructured hours for myself, to read or to write-- we'll see how that goes.

Take care,

C



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