last night was windy! it's still windy this morning, but nothing like the gale that woke me up at four am and had me running around the house in the dark closing all the windows. venetian blinds are capable of some of the most horrendous noises in the wind, i hope mine didn't wake the neighbours.

after i crawled back in bed with the cats i listened to the violent weather outside for a while before drifting off once more. it made for one of those warm, fuzzy, happy to be alive moments that come from time to time. with my smallest friends purring away, with me under warm blankets and all the house around me solid against the storm i engaged in a few light thought experiments which eventually led to dreams.

for the first time in a month or more i'm all caught up on sleep. and it took lots and lots of sleep to get me to this point. saturday night i was out for davin and braeden playing their records too loud, a good night but one that for me ended much earlier than expected. the levels were a little to high down at the club so i'd popped home for a moment to get my earplugs, but about halfway into the walk back i stopped a moment and realized i was way too tired for a long evening. i ended up turning back. i still stayed up a few hours more but in the luxury and leisure of my own digs, and when sleep came it was vast, lasting until four in the afternoon on sunday.

another week begins, a genuine monday to friday one for me. i'm going to try to keep up on sleep to perhaps give a more traditional flavour to saturday and sunday. we'll see how i do.