Fleur de Cycle

Fleur de Cycle, Paris

Isle de la Cite

Isle de la Cite, Paris

Cities have their special places where the elements meet up. The Isle de la Cite always feels like the spiritual vortex of Paris. The man under the tree knows this. He has removed his shoes but kept his suit and tie on. This is the true sign of a spiritual figure.

Day 10

I don't know if it is the effect of more oxygen or what, but it is a little bit scary to have become so organized during the last ten days. The biggest move I made: I took the unheard of plunge and tossed out the giant boxes I had been storing in case I have to send some piece of equipment back. Screw it. The big Epson 4800 box went out. The Epson 2200 box - tossed. Scanner boxes, One Touch boxes - all gone. This cleared out about 2/3's of what I had up in the loft, and gave me more room to store packaging materials.

If one of these babies does break down, and if it has to be sent back - then I will have to suffer putting a box together, but I'll be damned if I'm going to clog the house with boxes for the rest of my days just in case I have to send the thing back. I'm sure that by now someone is sleeping in the big 4800 box. Sleep well.

As far as how I feel on day 10: I'm still waking up at 3 a.m. and eventually falling back asleep around 5 a.m. for an hour or so - but the days are feeling shorter - and not as interminable as the first few days were. I'm eating better since it is fun to actually taste your food.

One irony is that the cat used to wake me at 4 a.m. - now he's very puzzled because I wake him at 3 a.m. Hey Buddy - it's payback time.