Ups and Downs

What a weekend! I am finding it hard to put into words the effects of the weekend upon my soul. I spent the entire weekend surrounded by the best of friends, learning things that have opened my eyes to new aspects of myself and being a part of some true magic. I needed the recharge, almost desperately. About the only thing that could have made it better would have been a few extra hours added into each night for a little more sleep—but the sleep I did get was wonderful.

I am home now, feeling refreshed, but tired. I have almost lost my voice (not really sure why—I didn't yell or shout or even talk incessantly all weekend; probably just not enough sleep), but a few good nights of rest should fix both of those conditions. I just have to be forceful with myself so that I get the sleep I need.

It's also a little tough coming down off the energy of such a weekend. And I am very bummed because the hard drive on my main computer died sometime while I was away. I'm still not sure of the extent of the damage nor of if I will be able to recover any of the data that was on it. The noises it was making were more than a little ominous, leaving me with some trepidation about it.

We shall see.

More about the weekend later.