So my life has been a bit of a vacation whirlwind that has finally touched down again.

Started with Anthrocon, which was a really great time. Got to spend it with my wah,  runtt . It was a bit weird as I am usually a bundle of nerves and running in overdrive any time I go to a con. This time around, I was relaxed and content to just take my time and not stress about whether I was missing something. Met a lot of new folks and made new friends, which makes it totally worthwhile. Got absolutely spoiled by my wah for my birthday and then subsequently made to blush at having the audience at  hali and  runtt 's concert wish me a happy birthday. Not sure I've ever had hundreds of people wish me a happy birthday before. And despite thinking I was going to walk away from con with a pile of artwork, I only got one commission. But DAMN was it a hell of a commission. It's not always easy to find folks who can do avians, so when you find someone who practically specializes in them...WOOHOO!

After a long drive home from AC, I had a day to spend with my wah before heading home. From there, I spent two days at work cleaning up the messes left behind during my week long absence. And then on Thursday, I headed out from work early to crash in Hyannis in advance of taking the ferry out to Nantucket for an extended weekend. It's become a yearly trip for me and some friends. We stay at the hostel on the south side of the island in the co-ed dorm which we fill up, so we pretty much have our own room. The weather was really stellar the whole time we were there. Despite the threat of rain and storms, it never really happened aside from a couple of brief showers on Saturday. I rented a bike and tooled around the island a little bit. I think I only logged about 15 miles. Terribly fat and out of shape, but considering it's been over a decade since I last biked, I'm happy with it. Also did a couple of miles of hiking around a cranberry bog and pond before my lack of insect repellent and my choice of trail turning into an extended romp of shin deep water and mud sent me back. Had some delicious beer and drinks at the Cisco Brewers where we camped out in the shade for about 6 hours. Had the most amazingly delicious lamb burger I have ever had. Enjoyed some swims in the ocean, including a serene bit at 10pm where I had the beach all to myself. All in all, it was a great time.

Which, of course, had to end and bring me back to the mainland to temps in the mid 90s and obscene levels of humidity. Oh...and back to work. Bleh.

And I keep eyeballing my camera, knowing I have a couple hundred photos I need to transfer and process through Lightroom. But that feels like work and I am feeling a little allergic to that at the moment. Hopefully by this weekend I'll conquer that.