Today was a beautiful day, with temperatures in the high 80’s. The very bright sun, and mistral like wind made our region of Florida seem like somewhere else. The waves cooperated, although they were only about waist high. However, that was an excuse enough to spend the day, all day, surfing. I wore my waterproof i-Pod, and jammed to Coltrane while flying down the high line of the wall of the wave. I wiped out listening to Zappa, and sat outside communing with nature to the sounds of “Hotel California.” After many hours of surfing, I finally paddled in, really appreciating this summer swell. The swell will probably be gone tomorrow, but the memories of it will remain in my head for awhile.
I’ve spent a lot of time surfing as of late. I’ve also been working on my book, finishing another chapter and changing my outline slightly. I plan on doing some number crunching tonight, but will probably let all my computers work while I read a book, drink some absinthe, and listen to some Mozart. My 80 year old French girlfriend just came back from a visit to her home town of Avignon, and gave me a bottle of absinthe….the real stuff, not the faux stuff sold here in the USA. John wants to get wasted on it tonight, but I told him that absinthe is like Mezcal in that the special properties are all the stuff of urban legend.
My drawings arrived by courier, and I’m pleased. I have no plans on framing them for awhile, and will put them in storage for awhile…with the rest of our collection. The gallery owner who’s storing our collection asked me if he could display a few pieces, and I had to say no. I’m paying him to store it safely, and not to display it. My sister is coveting my collection, and I joked that she’s going to put potassium cyanide in my food to collect. What she doesn’t know is that I’m going to give her a small drawing for her birthday, one by Edgar Degas.
Meanwhile, I can’t wait to return to trading tomorrow after this long weekend. My heart is still very heavy, and I don’t think it ever will be fixed. Meanwhile, I’ll have to make lemonade with the lemons I’ve been handed.
Jeff
This is a pretty neat entry.
Look forward to getting my hands on a copy of your book. Michael Lewis’ “Liar’s Poker” is on the top of my stack at the moment.
As for Absinthe - there are alternatives. In the world of dangerous liquor Agwa (http://www.agwabuzz.com/) stands out in my books.
Comment by Alex — May 27, 2008 @ 4:29 pm
Alex,
I’ve heard about the effects of Agwa, and prefer to keep my few remaining brain cells alive. I’ll let you know when the book is finished. I’m already through four chapters, with about fifteen more to write. Luckily, most of the material has been written in my old journals, and is just a massive rewrite job. I’d hate to start from scratch.
Jeff
Comment by masteroftheuniverse — May 28, 2008 @ 12:15 am