It's about time I unplugged. I think the longer I stay on the computer, the more apt I am to check out things I can't afford. It doesn't help that I try to justify it by telling myself I'm doing "research." That sums up the majority of my day. Some relative came over, just in time to stave off my family deprivation--just one relative at Christmas. They don't even live that far away. An hour at most. It's kind of sad that we don't see each other more than 6 times a year.

I've got to remind myself to stop living in the future. There's too much present going on to ignore.