Too Lazy to be Busy, or Vice Versa?

well, I'm back in The States, at Home, etc. and I'm not sure if I'm "settling in" well or not. Some bad habits have resumed almost immediately (I actually caught myself watching Transformers on HBO when I had theoretically resolved to stop watching bad, worthless crap and substitute it with good, interesting Cinema). Otherwise, my overall productivity seems to be on a rapid decline as well, but I'm willing to blame that on the heat. I'm just not sure how much can get done when it's over 100 degrees (38 to my Euro buddies).

Anyhoo, I tried to come up with a much more poetic way to say this, and perhaps I'll keep working on it, but for now just let it be known that "the lamb," as I have misappropriated the term, is not officially over, and as such I will be continuing this blog in some form or fashion for at least the immediate future.

It's an easy rouse to pull when I'm still traveling, setting off to live out of my backpack for another week in New York as I hunt down an apartment, setup loans, and confirm all my other boring pre-enrollment paperwork. The subsequent return to San Antonio, whirlwind house packing, and final 3-day road trip literally across half the continental United States should provide adequate fodder for more trials, tribulations, and fraudulent deep thoughts. We're talking 1950+ miles, which is approximately equivalent to driving from Lisbon to Warsaw.

Then the whole process of settling into the New York life style will, I'm sure, provide its own moments of hilarity and humility (though rest assured nothing too drastic - this is a city that understands the concept of public toilets).

So yes, keep checking in if you so desire, and I'll try to keep my camera handy, my eyes open, and my mind wandering down paths of interest to a greater audience than just myself.

For the record, it does feel a little good to be home, but I do wish I was still traveling. I love my friends, I love San Antonio, and I love breakfast Tacos, but I won't lie - I wasn't "ready" to come back, I wasn't tired of traveling, of nomadism, of noisy hostels or unintelligible road signs. I could have stayed in Europe much longer, in fact perhaps indefinitely. And while that's not in the cards (and truth be told, eventually I'd want to travel elsewhere - the Caucus seems quite lively all of a sudden), I'm consoling myself by trying to keep some of the attitude and mystery of being "on the lamb" with me as I further traverse the upcoming changes and adventures ahead.

This blog is one mechanism by which I keep myself on course, distant from the complacence that otherwise settles in, so by reading it you're not just keeping up on what I'm doing, you're keeping me up on my toes.

So thanks, and please stay in touch.

Weber (on the lamb)