I spent a lot of yesterday watching the Olympics, despite the beautiful weather. Today I resolved to remedy that and spent a couple hours in the early afternoon sitting on my porch reading. I have to say, I feel more relaxed now than I have in weeks. Despite reading Watchmen, which is kind of a downer, I feel great. The air was pleasant, the humidity wasn't bad, the breeze kept the bugs away, and I really felt like I could have been at the beach. I woke up at 11, ate breakfast while watching Team USA pound the Chinese basketball team into the ground, and then went outside in my PJs and just read a book for a couple hours. It's like I finally stopped an took a deep breath. If only I didn't have to go back to work tomorrow and get wound up all over again.