The Lair

For the moment, at least. I’m heading southward in a while to start the first leg of what will be an enjoyable holiday.

This is usually how my trips to Sri Lanka work. The first day I land, I love it. I like the heat, I don’t mind the humidity. I get called a freak by many for this. The fact that I’m running away from -10c temperatures means that I will probably get a cold the first day. I will have all the fruit and food I like to eat within reasonable distance. All those things will be good. My first couple of days at home will be blissful.

Then the angst will set in. No decent internet connectivity. Nightmare traffic conditions (although I may avoid it this time). And you know, extended family. I think my extended family is reasonably cool, sure - but you know, too much of a good thing. By the end of week 1 - I expect I will be wishing very hard that I was in another country. And then things will calm down and settle into an ordered pattern. Some additional chaos in the offing this time around as I ponder that age old question “what happens next?” and deal with the blunt force trauma of getting new travel documents and stuff.

And on a slightly related note. Meetup! I probably haven’t mailed or gotten in touch with most of you lot (except the folks I see on IRC). Send me email. Actually, that’s possibly a bad idea. A call is probably more reliable.