I still have miles to go before I sleep. And I just wrapped my second fact finding interview/meeting. This one was with Auragen Communications a local internet firm that I have a great deal of respect for. It went… unexpectedly. There are some possibilities there, but the person I met with encouraged me to go in a very different direction than I was originally thinking. And I need to wrap my head around that option more. Unfortunately, me head isn’t particularly together right now and anything thats unexpected tends to throw me into a bit of a tizzy. So I need to get beyond that and write. But I have not been able to do that yet.

I’ve been thinking about going and working out for a bit, but I managed to have my left elbow slightly hyperextended last night and I want to lay off of anything heavy with it.

I have less than a week to get the first final draft of my thesis in. And the writing isn’t going well. Or just going. But I’m plugging away as best I can. Today I’m writing at the coffee shop around the corner from my old apartment: Starry Nites.

I’m trying some of these Hacking Writers Block Tips… expect lots of updates.

Hows this for down an back. Less than 24 hours later I’m back at Kennedy airport waiting for my flight. The baptism went well and I would have liked to stay longer, but I have many things coming up in Rochester. Including a job interview. And thesis writing. In the meantime, here’s a picture of my Cousin-In-Law Mara and the man of the hour Evan:

One more picture, heres a shot of the backyard of my family’s house in Amityville including the canal.

I’m sitting at the Jet Blue terminal at Kennedy Airport on Long Island and taking advantage of wireless access here. I’m down on LI for less than 24 hours to attend the baptism of my Cousin’s son. Actually, I’ll be playing a small role in it as I am honored to be his Godfather. The idea of this is still a bit of a weird concept for me.

The reentry week has been really difficult. Rewards and wonderful and also stressful for a variety of reasons. On Monday I’ll begin writing.

As a slight distraction, everyone should check out Elina’s Blog. E’s a good Anthro friend, fellow MAPSSter, and new owner of a well traveled futon. She’s in Brazil for the summer conducting some field work on Candomble and playing Capoeria.

I made it here in one peice, though I still have a LOT of unpacking to do. More to follow once I get my internet situation sorted out.