Bruised and Battered but Full of Flavor

"Hello my friend, hello..." - God I love that Neil Diamond song... I feel like I've been away for ages, and I guess I have been. The past month plus has seen more than its share of activity in all things work related, house projects, school registration and reading. Hell I've even managed to sneak in an ice-cool Bryan Adams concert. Wicked... Yet the one thing that has managed to slow it all down is this thing called pneumonia in my right lung. Yup - I've been ill for close to two weeks now, shallow breathing, swelled lung, night chills, lethargy. It's been a kick ass start to the Spring. Even now I'm nowhere near 80 percent, never mind 100 - yet duty calls, and back to work I go tomorrow, and here I am writing again. Brilliant books made their way to my disposal during the past month - Waiting for Columbus, Water for Elephants and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - I give the following stars to each - WFC 5*'s, WFE 3*'s, TBWLOW 4*'s. There is a trip to India in the horizon thanks to work, there is a beach house rental in the Cape this summer and of course there is the calm before the storm otherwise known as Miranda Quinn Lopez (wife is 28 weeks!) So yes, lots going on, and much more on its way with my folks moving back home and the upcoming bevy of stuff to do this Summer! As for writing, I continue to construct my manuscript into something legible and exciting. It's funny how hobbies begin to feel a bit like work after a while. It's the opposite at work, at least that's what gets me through the day. True story - I went NUTS this past weekend during the "registry" creation at Babies R'Us...NUTS. I picked up the cutest Red Sox outfit/cap for the baby.... I've discovered my love for Vietnamese food, in particular their coffee and their chicken soup, which tastes like it was made in heaven. It restored my energy and for a while I felt invincible. Vietnam is certainly on my list of countries to visit and explore. So what now - well, I'm slowly improving health-wise, gotta get the baby room painted, work is back on the equation and I'm just looking forward to warmer temperatures. It's been a long and shitty winter and Mother Nature owes us a reprieve. Watched "The Kids Are All Right" - great stuff. Check it out. I shall be back here much sooner to share with y'all the cornucopia of events around my crazy life. Here's wishing you a few pneumonia-free weeks, and myself a speedier recovery.