The volcano being my mind, of course... What with losing (and replacing) the iPhone, coming down with the flu (no, not quite over it yet), and dealing with the usual uncontrolled chaos at work, I'm feeling especially run down. The good news is that I get a vacation of sorts: tomorrow morning, a few of my colleagues and I are flying out to Kona, Hawaii, as part of an awards program Microwize Technology wins regularly. L.C. has already been relocated to my friend Barbara's house, where he's in an uneasy, fragile truce with the other three cats cohabiting there at the moment. Considering that he normally lives with one of them, it's actually kinda funny.

I'm leaving the laptop behind. Sure, it might come in handy, but I'll do just fine without it, and the iPhone is perfectly fine for jotting down notes and reminders. I may find myself forced to do some work while I'm out there, but if so, I'm going to inconvenience someone else to do it; I'm not bringing my own computer just so that I can be taken away from my vacation. So, anyway, updates and pics will mostly have to wait 'til I return late next week.

Yes, I am looking forward to this. Frankly, at this point a few days in Hoboken, away from the office, would be nice, but Hawaii is lovely, and so are its hula girls. Bring on the healin'...