Whew

Survived the weekend, mostly with the help of three and a half hours at the spa. We stayed at a beautiful cabin that is a part of the mega resort Wilderness Waterpark. It really is a great place for families, and fall is a great time to go because it is quiet. I don't think I could have tolerated it if there were thousands of screaming children and long lines for each ride. A cabin full of kids just about put me over the edge as it was. Now I am back in my quiet home office, with the dog and Food Network. Sigh.

As far as my thesis goes, I have lost any interest in it. That's bad. I am tweaking it, playing with word choices and sentence structure. But I can't seem to care about the characters anymore. It's like having a friend who talks about the same things over and over when you see them. I've heard what these people have to say already. And I've stopped caring. This is really not good.

My action plan is to spend a few days reading good short stories and books with the hope of being inspired. I just finished Drown. Any suggestions?