We're back from our Taiwan trip (proof in the photos). Doolies spent most of her time working on her Dr. Julie thingy. I spent most of my time reading, eating, and waiting for Doolies to finish.

I almost made it through all the books I brought on the trip. I particularly enjoyed finishing John Adams by David McCullough. Spoiler alert: everyone dies. This was another wonderful biography of a how a man rises to a great occassion.

I didn't get much sleep last night. I made it into work this morning and after a bit of coffee and I'm ploughing my way through my e-mail backlog. I'll probably be here all day just reading mails.

In other news, Sunday starts the Marathon. I had hoped to use my vacation to plan my novel, create characters and plot, and generally get ready. Regrettably, outside of a quick post when we first arrived, I didn't manage much writing. I did scribble a bit in my notebook, and I do have a few ideas. We'll see what happens to those ideas come Sunday.