Returning From Where I Came

After two-and-a-half-weeks of nothingness, I return to Houston.

I kind of feel zombie-ish at the moment.

California was awesome. It was the rest I've needed for a few years now. It involved (in no particular order):
1) Sleeping from whenever till whenever - absolutely no schedule. I think the only time I actually had to get up and do something was when I went golfing with my former co-workers. Aside from that, I just decided to wake up when I wanted to. It was like the scene from Office Space.

2) Drinking and hanging with friends - almost every night was spent at the bar, seeing old friends and having drinks. This is, in no way whatsoever, the way I would want to spend the rest of my life (meaning drinking daily or almost-daily), but it was so nice to see all of these people whom I used to be so close to. And it was good to know they still have a lot of love for me. If you're on myspace (or facebook to some extent), you've seen some of the photos. I love those guys.

3) Zero Stress - didn't do it if I didn't want to. If the phone rang and I didn't feel like answering it, I didn't. If I didn't feel like going somewhere I didn't. Amazing feeling to just be able to sit (even to the point of extreme boredom).

4) Excessive Amounts of the Wire - I stand by this statement: The Wire is easily one of the top 5 greatest shows of all time. Those who have watched it will likely agree. Jeff threw down half on the box set at Best Buy (which was on huge discount). It was one of the coolest presents I've ever gotten. So I proceeded to watch seasons 2-4 all over again (mind you, I'd been watching season 5 again out of boredom before I got the box set).

5) Family - it's always been the immediate family, but I love them so much. Mass amounts of time catching up with Mom and Dad (and a little bit with my sister) and of course, the dog (who's like my parent's new kid) Lobo.

Well, that was a brief look into the last few weeks of my life. I saw a lot of people (and there were even more that I didn't see, but what else is new) and had a lot of fun. Can't do it forever, and it's good to be home to my bed, Brooke, Houston peeps, video games, TV, a car, work, the gym (which I so desperately need), etc.