soupy says

Thank God for three day weekends.

I drove up to Snowmass this weekend to take advantage of an invitation to allow me to stay at a friend's family's cabin. I drove up Saturday and stayed until Tuesday morning (I had a four hour commute to work that morning). It was wonderful to actually spend time with friends. Since moving back to Colorado, all social interactions have been confined to staff night at work and to phone / instant messenger conversations with people out of state.

Just being there brought down my stress level to a negative number. We made chocolate fondue two nights in a row, spent some time in a hot tub, went hiking, saw some Amish at Independence Pass, watched fireworks in Aspen, and played some mean games of crochet. Oh, I also had an oat bran banana waffle with real maple syrup and got to play with a hyperactive cocker spaniel.

I suppose this might be unneeded advice, but unless you make a six-figure plus income, and don't mind blowing it, don't waste your time walking around Aspen. Go hiking or something instead.

currently drinking coffee