the daily grind continues

my trip to barcelona was AWESOME!!!! it was a much needed vacation and a wonderful birthday present. it could not last forever unfortunately. it was back to work this morning. i jumped back into the swing of things fairly well and made some good strides. i feel a bit refreshed from the trip. i guess it was needed after all and not just a useless excuse to get away. cambridge can be quite draining in all of its mundane-ness (if that's not a word, then i'll just make it up). i have to make an effort to get away more often. especially before it gets that bad again.