Post haste, most waste

Toe,
It has been an awfully long time since I last wrote, it seems. I am feeling lately a little overwhelmed by life, although that's not to say I haven't been having moments of calm and relaxation. Work had been crazed, but is now a little more peaceful, primarily because I have chosen to stop taking extra work for a while (at least until September) and just do my main long-term projects.
As C said, she hates me when I have extra work. It takes time away from us.

I went on vacation, which was nice, and I haven't really felt as stressed since returning as I had been before we left. Isn't that the sign of a good time away? On the downside, back home, I found my surroundings to be kind of strange, like I had lost some familiarity with our house and yard. I haven't really experienced that before, and took it as a result of aging or something. Or it could have been all the brain cells I lost while drinking on the beach.

Dude, we are planning on going to India over Xmas, too. How cool would it be to meet up somewhere? A friend is getting married, and we are trying to swing a trip over to see it. It will be expensive, but how many times do you get invited to a full-on Hindu wedding in India? We'll be up in Delhi, with side trips to Agra and another town whose name is escaping me.

Went out drinking the other night with C and some friends and acquaintances here in town. I can't drink anywhere near like I used to. I had paced myself on vacation, and was not once hungover, amazingly, while we were with my family (who, I've mentioned before, drink like fishies). The other night, however, I had perhaps 6 drinks over the course of 7 hours, and felt blotto before going to bed, and woke at 6AM unable to go back to sleep because of a headache.

But there I go getting lost in the negative. I love drinking, and I don't think being ambitious and drinking are mutually exclusive. It just requires balance. Having a job that allows or even requires you to drink periodically also helps. Anything in moderation is all right. It's when it causes you to be late for work or detracts from your work that it becomes a problem.

I am sorry I haven't written. A lot has been happening. Some things I do not even really want to write about. Nothing bad happening to me or C, but stuff going on with friends that has been weighing on me a little. It has kept me from picking up my keyboard and jotting an entry.

I wish you and El well. Keep at it, man.
Love,
E