September 24: Pre-Paris

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I think I was more tired today than I realized–partially from just not sleeping enough and partially from the stress. I feel like I’m kinda leaving my life a mess so I can fuck off for a week and a half. Which is basically accurate. But I’m hoping this vacation will be both exciting/fun AND restful, and I’ll return ready to reset and Do the Things.

Work today was mostly just me scrambling around to get stuff done/clear space pre-vacation. Then got on the train. I was SO tired I fell asleep/into a weird doze almost right away. It was rainy and we were stuck for like an hour behind a car on the tracks, and I was drifting in and out–felt like I lived there. And the quiet car was dim and there were few people. I woke back up more slowly than usual, found it hard to come back up.

I feel better now, having proved myself at maneuvering/lifting my luggage, eaten, and spent time with @riotsquirrrl. Absolutely wild we’ll be on a plane tomorrow! I hope all the logistics go well and the flights are decently comfortable because when all goes well, I do rather like air travel…