feels like vacation

i put the cell phone business out of my mind. i can't fix it until tuesday, it's out of my hands. att (with my help, i guess) has bungled my phone replacement beyond repair. isn't this what they do, day in, day out? replace phones, I mean, not the bungling. well, maybe they bungle day in, day out, as well -- they certainly bungled my phone replacement all week long.

right. didn't i say that was out of mind?

today was day 6 of my 8 day sailing course. days 1 and 2 found me with an excellent instructor, a fun boat, sun, and good winds. days 3 and 4 brought a new, mediocre instructor fog, and absolutely no wind. those days sucked. big time. day 5 arrived and with it another new instructor, better than the one from 3-4 but not by much. to make up for it, though, neptune brought us some good winds and there was much happiness among the crew.

today, we're back to another new instructor, who will be with us until day 8. the boat is new and good (though french, so not too good), the wind was superb, and the instructor is top notch -- even better than the first one. things are looking up.

on the way back i remembered that today was saturday. i'd been planning for weeks to skip my weekly hike while taking the sailing class. i'd even planned to consult the blog to find out how long my hiking run had been. no need, now. from santa cruz i headed up the 1 to my old favorite, purisima creek. i hadn't planned this so i was in jeans and t-shirt, though i *was* wearing my new dunham alcatraz trail shoes, untested. i took a quick 4.2 miles (straight) up and back, about 50-60 minutes. i ran bits of it, both up and down. the shoes did well, though i might need a half-size bigger to keep from toe jam. sigh. i'll never ever find the right shoe...

but who cares, i finally feel like i'm on vacation. relaxed? no sir, that's not my style. happy? yeah, i can do that occasionally.

i even feel like writing. that's good.