"How do your folk manage Rishathra?" "We don't."

Hot Rod came out today, and it should go without saying that I am nothing short of jovial. My family and I are sitting down to watch it later this evening. I'm stoked. I love that word. Stoked.

Two days left of my vacation, and then I depart for Florida. I still have another three before I have to return to work, and I'm grateful for that. Other than getting my living quaters straight I'm planning on taking it easy for the first couple days I'm back. I'll probably get some drum practice in, maybe sleep, or something. I don't know. I'll have to go in and check the schedule at work too, see when I need to stay up all night to get myself back on the proper sleep rotation.

Beyond that, there will of course be the normal - if one can call them such - day to day goings-on of sunny Brevard County. Not sure how I feel about that. Don't get me wrong - I want to go home, but I'd rather not have to deal with all the annoyances and responsibilities that encompass day to day life. I've had too much time to think about the things that annoy me in the time that I've been here. Ah well. There are plenty of good things. Katie, of course being the main one. Halothons. And a drum set. I've been itching to beat on some drums. It'll also be good to sit in my car again, which reminds me, I still need to have it looked at.

Being here has, on the other hand, reminded me of how cool my family is. We got to talking about some things at the dinner table the other day, and I recalled an incident somehow pertinent to the conversation in which I'd be aggravated to the near-limit during YPB practice. I was surprised at how they'd agreed with me. Moreover, I was surprised that it surprised me. I'm not used to being agreed with these days. Most people seem to need to challenge the things I say - make me justify them. Perhaps I'm imagining it, projecting the attitudes of a few people in some select situations onto the majority, but nonetheless, it was nice not having to second guess the words that had come out of my mouth. Also, free food. Free food rocks.

That aside, there's not much else to say. I plan on typing something up about Larry Niven before long, but I may want to finish another book or two first. So far I've only got Ringworld, The Ringworld Engineers and Protector under my belt. I might finish The Ringworld Throne first, and then offer further commentary. Who knows. I may forget and not do it at all, unless I somehow find a way not to be so busy upon returning to Florida.

Hm. I'll have to work on that.

-Prime