Miscellany of a Cheshire Cat

I slept a lot last night. By a lot I mean I went to bed at 9:30, was soundly asleep (thanks to Tylenol PM) by 10:30 or 11 and woke up around 8:30 this morning. I think I may do it again tonight depending on how my neck feels. I do feel much more alive today than yesterday except that my neck is a little more unhappy with me (probably due to crunching it too much while asleep Saturday night and then compounded spending too much time in bed last night). I don’t know if I’m fighting off a springtime cold or just dealing with allergies and such. The weather continues to be wild and crazy - comfortably chilly and it seems like it’s going to stay this way for the week.

I’ve been remarkably unproductive in general lately. I just feel like I can’t get fully recharged. Perhaps a couple more solid nights of sleep will help. Perhaps I need to go back to meditation via Tetris or something. It’s spring! The days are longer and brighter. I should be perkier! I have 3 different plots running around in my head yet none of them are coming out my fingers.

It should come as no surprise that I enjoy taking pictures of trees. I particularly like silhouettes. When I was wandering through the graveyard nearby earlier this month, I got a couple of very dark, contrasty shots of trees against the sky. The day was slightly brighter than these photos imply but I like the brooding tones of black on gray and the almost brittle contrasts.

I wish it were Friday already. I could do with another weekend right about now.

tags: sleep, trees, weather