This summer has been a surprisingly difficult time to post regularly. Most of this is due, as I mentioned last time, to spending lots of time with Alex; the rest to working long hours (not ridiculously long, but long) and my brain wanting to relax and read instead of investing the thought and energy to write when I do spend time online.

It's 2am now, and I'm still pulling together stuff to leave for vacation tomorrow. I'm sure I've forgotten something-- I just have to hope it's nothing particularly important.

I'm going to spend 8+ hours on a plane tomorrow, and I'll have my laptop. The same goes for the way back. And there'll probably be some free time somewhere in the middle, too. I'm not sure if I'll have internet access, although I'm bringing an AOL CD so I'm hopeful that I'll be able to connect occasionally. Anyway, hopefully at least by the time I get back next Sunday (the 8th), I'll have something semi-coherent to share with you about my life, as well as a finished Closer to Fine entry that I've been working on for nearly a month. And maybe more, who knows? I don't have any shortage of ideas, just of time and motivation to write about them.

But now? Bedtime. Wish me luck tying up loose ends in my half-day at work tomorrow, and then wish me a great big aloha!  ¶ 1:54 AM