I’m out. Deliberately Avoiding Your Call.

Vacations are a good thing. It’s a time for you to clear your mind of all the mundane crap that piles up in there. Some of it needs to be remembered, but mostly it’s a load of waffle needing to be evacuated to create space for new mundane crap. At any rate, my vacation was exactly that: a cleansing of the mind by doing absolutely nothing of consequence. Well, except that one thing.

My intention had been to take Joey to the beach and just escape the city for the week, but after some thought, it occurred to me this was my chance to get some things done which are just impossible to do when you have an 8 - 5 job. So that’s what I did. I stayed home and ran errands. And watched movies. And went to the zoo. And on and on and on.

The week started out by taking Joey to get his Learner’s Permit to drive. DRIVE! Oy. He passed with flying colors and we were in and out of the DMV in less than 30 minutes. That was a big deal since I’ve only ever dealt with the DMV’s in Phoenix and let me tell you, a trip to the local Department of Motor Vehicles in the Phoenix Metropolitan area is an all day event. A clear your calendar and hope your number gets called before 4:00 event. So after only being at this office for 30 minutes, we were literally at a loss for what to do. But not for long.

It just so happens there is a bowling alley right across the street from the DMV. So, after a ten year hiatus, we went a bowling. We were terrible, but it was fun since we were the only people in the whole place. A good day to start out the week.

Wednesday we went to the zoo. Now don’t get me wrong, I think the zoo here is very pretty. But it’s like every other zoo I’ve ever been to save the San Diego zoo. When you’re a kid, the zoo is cool and you see animals you would not otherwise get to see in your life time. But as an adult, it’s not so much fun. It’s actually pretty sad to see these animals out of their natural environment, laying around looking pathetic and sad. And don’t even get me started on the tanks for the seals, penguins and polar bears. After an hour, we’d both had enough of animal misery and went to stuff ourselves with fantastical pita’s to relieve our guilt.

Pretty much the rest of the week was a blur of shopping, sleeping, paying bills, and laying around watching movies. Recommendations for rainy days with nothing to do: Inside Man, Hot Fuzz, Dogma, Some Like it Hot, Casino Royale and, if you’re in the mood for something with a social message, In the Name of the Father. If you have a few dollars to waste on the movie theater, I also highly recommend Becoming Jane, Bourne Ultimatum, Once and Evening.

By Sunday, I was ready to return to work and get some semblance of normalcy back into my life. It’s weird the relief you get when vacation first begins, but then a few days in, you feel an antsy sort of tension which you know will only be relieved by returning to your every day life. I don’t know how these rich girls lay around on beaches all day doing nothing and partying all night. I used the think I’d like that life. I know now that I would kill myself or someone else within a week were I to be on permanent vacation.

So there you have it in a nutshell. Not quite as exciting as I thought it would be, but then my life is generally pretty dull. It’s who I am.

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