Early

Why did I have to wake up at 4 AM today? Just when I thought I was beating it, the jet lag. 

I meditated. At 4:30. I used my trifold futon as a cushion and pointed the lamp into the bookcase. I slipped my hood over my head and aimed for 10 minutes. I got to 8.

Munich Again

Munich again is warm and the first morning here looks mild. I'm planning on beating jet lag by a combination of two things – sleeping right and writing. I already slept all the way through the night until 7 this morning (pretty good if you went to bed at 10). The next thing will be to write and open up the noggin to some fresh continental air. Don't want it to get too stuffy in there, and I want to know just exactly what the old noodle is involved in when I get in the dumps after a long flight. So – sleep right, write right. 

*later*

Now I feel achy, tight in the head and tired in the way I only feel after 12 hours in the air headed east. My stomach growls at odd times, though I'm not necessarily hungry.

Munich is now a warm place where you can walk in a t-shirt outside. Women wear brighter colors and show more skin and hair. Sunglasses perch on heads and brownness creeps up arms and legs. Ha – I've got a head start with the brownness.

Home Trip '09 Draws to a Close

Long weeks at home have deepened my attachment to my journal and made me see that I want to pursue writing, somehow or other. What's it going to be like back in Munich?