Weather update

Sometime overnight, the dewpoint dropped below 50F for the first time in over three weeks, and it's still trending down. As a result, I slept better than I have in ages, and feel much more energetic today -- as witness the vacuumed sofa, straightened DVD shelves and various dusted surfaces in the living room. Now to tackle the rest of the apartment ....

It won't last; no doubt Henriette will bring us more moisture presently, but it's at least a teaser for the post-monsoon season, and I'll enjoy it while I can.

Domestic Bliss

As I've said before, holidays are great for catching up with housework. I spent most of the day dusting and polishing and tidying, and the apartment is in better order now than it has been for a while. I'm not -- as regular readers may have noticed -- particularly domesticated, but sometimes it's oddly satisfying to make things neat and shiny again, to make the place feel like a home rather than just somewhere to camp out in when I'm not traveling.

And now, I'm watching Superman Returns (which is not bad, but the Christ-imagery is a little weird, not to say disturbing), after a dinner that actually involved using the stove. It feels ... like coming home.