My brother left early this morning. Early as in 5 a.m. So I woke up to an empty and rather quiet 19th Floor. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I always go through a bit of mental readjustment when a guest leaves after an extended stay. My usual routines go out the window when I have guests, which means I need to catch up on e-mail, podcasts, writing, etc. I also need to clean up the assorted holiday cards and knickknacks that have accumulated on my desk over the past few weeks. And I need to go out and buy a ream of printer paper because my brother used up most of mine printing articles for an academic conference in Phoenix. Yes, he’s in sunny, warm Phoenix right now, damn him. And then he’s going to drive to Las Vegas for a couple days of fun. I instructed him to scope out the best strippers for me in advance of my own trip.
