On vacation. Went down to California again for a long weekend to visit Susan, where we went out for a couple of birthday dinners, spent most of the rest of the time relaxing, watching TV, and otherwise not doing much. This was very much needed downtime after finally getting the 11.5 release out the door last week. Sunday evening we went camping in Lake Chabot. We managed to get the best lake view site in the place (#69 if you’re curious). It was the first time sleeping in the wilderness for me – ok, what can I say? I’ve lived a totally urban existence. Anyways, it was great fun despite the initially unsettling near-total darkness, but next time I will bring a mattress pad since I have delicate city boy ribs that ache easily. And I now have a markedly improved view of Oakland – I had no idea that such a beautiful place existed within fifteen minutes of there.
I’ve realised: Leaving gets harder each time.
