tired and taking off again

there is a type of hang-over at the end of a convention… part lack of sleep, part lack of attention… all the self-importance of the fancy hotel stay and possible electability gone, leaving a slight headache and vague sense of excess and abashment in its wake. did i do the right thing, did i say the wrong thing, did i drink too much, did i cross my ethical lines? whatever the cause, i am suffering from a short-tempered version of it today which is making me dread the drive into the interior later this afternoon.

i arrived home last night, did a load of laundry and then repacked the car. went to bed early of course (i was exhausted) but was awoken this morning at 4:30 by a large black bear who had pulled over my garbage can for an early morning meal. he didn’t make much of a mess – because most of what was in there was probably too putrid even for a hungry bear…. and it took all of a minute to clean up on my way out the door… but still, it made for a truncated sleep.

work has been somewhat busy the last two days, and i’ve decided to enroll in a three part union leadership course starting in december, so i’ve been pulling some stuff for that together as well (the deadline for enrollment is ages down the road, but i am afraid i will forget if i don’t do what i need to right now). as part of my application i have to write a 500 word essay on union leadership and what it means to me – piece of cake if i was even marginally on my game today.

anyhow – this is it from me for the next few days – my trip to the slocan valley shall be computerless and it’s unlikely i will blog before next tuesday. hopefully i will have some new pictures to share from the trip!