Whenever I leave my usual habitat for more than a day or so, I am reminded of what my mother said once when she was fussing over and straightening out her place in LA just before we went out: "I want to leave it neat in case I don't come back."

Well, I left my desk relatively neat but my mind considerably rumpled at work. Overslept and completely missed a hearing this morning at court. I feel like such a fuck-up.

Off I go into the big bad northern wilderness.