I’m about a week and a half into summer break.  I try to do the sensible, mature thing and use this kind of time for responsible things like medical appointments and such.  Today was my visit to the optometrist, where everything was fine- no reading glasses yet, though it’s closer now than last time.  Last week was an oil change for the car and a doctor’s visit and bloodwork.  I’ve tried these last two years to be more intentional about these things (previously I’ve been most consistent with dermatologist and dentist- it was time to expand, I think).

Beyond that, I’ve tried to maintain some kind of routine with some success.  Most weekday mornings I go to the gym just like during the school year.  Come home, clean up, and then head out for a simple breakfast and quiet time before heading over to the state library to do some reading and writing.  I try to hit my favorite downtown spots for lunch during break, as they aren’t really options during the school year.  Today it was the chicken salad sandwich at the Hulu Deli down by the main post office.  The afternoons have been for errands or more writing.  Some of that writing includes note-taking from recent non-fiction.

I decided last week to listen to whole albums as I walk downtown each morning.  I decided to start with the music of Andrew Peterson since it is well-known and appropriately upbeat and thoughtful for the season.  I was once again reminded of this wonderful song from his 2003 album, Love & Thunder. The song title, also the title of a great hymn, will now be used for these more “week-in-review” type posts.

Other than that, I’ve been rewatching the short-lived sci-fi western Firefly on Hulu and Spaced, one of my all-time favorite sitcoms now on Roku.  I did finish Moonbound by Robin Sloan.  It is a wonderful book that turns left when you often think it will turn right.  Sloan really has created a modern sci-fi masterpiece with the adventure of Ariel de la Sauvage in a world 11,000 years in the future.

I have been called back into work a couple of times since the last day of the semester.  Mostly interview stuff with some department business mixed in.  Hoping to get most work stuff taken care of before heading to the mainland in a couple of weeks.