making the most of it

time, that is. I feel like I don't have much time left with so many of my dear friends leaving in the next few months. Well, in November, anyway. And of course, there are always the suprise "I'm leaving next week"s that pop up in this life. Oh well.

Spent a lovely afternoon by the pool with a couple of them, with plans to do much more of that over the next month - nothing better than doing nothing. Especially when it is stinky hot and humid out.

I'm doing lots of fun stuff, none of it deep or meaningful. Getting to know my ipod, figuring out which bits of my music I actually like and having fun making various playlists and all that. Returning to work (hooray for 3 days a week!), getting to know Marie (our au pair) - she is lovely and she and Sam are getting along like houses on fire. I'm feeling a little redundant...

Mostly, just feeling wonderfully relaxed and refreshed and rejuvenated from our trip home. Before we left, everything about this place was driving me nuts - the people, the city, the culture, everything... but now it all seems ok. Enjoyable, even. Quaint, perhaps. I have to say, I like it so much more when I like it!

missed it!

well, I leave town for a few weeks (ok, five), and miss the largest earthquake Tokyo has had in the last 13 years - by 24 hours. darn! or not...

in fact, that's always my hope, that the big shakeys will hit while we are away. Probably none of us were happier than Steve, though, who will still have piles of work to deal with it - but at least he didn't get called into work on Saturday night.

and despite massive jetlat (my brain hasn't arrived from Canada yet), it is always so lovely to get home after a long trip. And particularly lovely when your home is still all in one piece. (that went piece/peice/piece oh forget it I'm too tired).

and Steve tells me that Jamaica is open for this summer - great job for him, etc etc. I say, convince me. I want to stay here for one more year. As planned - unless something truly amazing comes up. Is Jamaica amazing? I don't know...

anyhow, I'm too fried (freid/fride/frayed?) to continue here for now, and I need to go and forage some food toute suite (au pair arrives weds, so I am now in French mode. That was basically it...).