Back and forth.

I got back from VA around 8:00 last night in the middle of a magnificent display of lightning, which would have been more magnificent had I not been at 36,000 feet in a large, metal object.

I'm enjoying my time with Annika immensely. She knows I need to go back to VA again next week and for the next few weeks and doesn't seem quite so upset, which I'm very relieved about. Really, the guilt is something awful.

I'm still working my short-term project and hoping against hope for something more long term to work out. It's difficult to accept that some things really aren't in my control, but I have to.

I just heard Eurythmics on the radio this week, which inspired me to listen to them again, and to go out and buy some Annie Lennox. Though I was a big Eurythmics fan years ago, I had never really liked the song "Sweet Dreams," but I've grown to like it more and more over time. There's something to be said for its simplicity, and it seemed to resonate with me this week.