by Rob Diaz | Jul 25, 2010 | Vacation
I woke up to more weather today. It was sunny and warm. What? That’s still weather, even if it’s not a big bad windy and wet storm, isn’t it? Anyway, it was planned to be a somewhat lazy and laid-back day. Partly that’s...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 24, 2010 | Vacation
I woke up to more stormy weather this morning, storminess that mirrored the mess inside my head. I wouldn’t say I lost sleep over anything, I just kind of woke up feeling full of regrets or something. It was somewhat disorienting, really. I don’t...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 23, 2010 | Vacation
I was so excited to continue travelling, I woke up at 2:30 in the morning. It clearly had nothing to do with the bed. Or the pillow. Or the fact that hotel beds make me feel like I’m sleeping downhill, no matter what direction I sleep. I couldn’t follow...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 22, 2010 | Vacation
Well, the most exciting day I never enjoy seeing has arrived. Day Zero of Vacation! Day Zero, the day we travel from home to wherever our car might take us. What is Day Zero, you ask? Well, clearly, it is the travel day you spend going away TO vacation. Most people,...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 10, 2010 | Prompted, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the [Fiction] Friday prompt on July 9, 2010: “In her right hand a woman holds a loaded gun, in her left, a coin that just came up ‘tails’”.) There wasn’t much more to say, so I stayed quiet. The officer looked at me icily, contempt and...
by Rob Diaz | Apr 28, 2010 | Business
Wow. This blog post isn’t starting out too well. I mean, today’s not day six of Convergence 2010, since Convergence really was over yesterday. Technically speaking, Friday’s entry, entitled “Convergence 2010, Day One” was a misnomer as...
by Rob Diaz | Apr 27, 2010 | Business
Can you smell that? Take a deep breath. Yes, the point is, in fact, to inhale. That smell, my friends, is the scent of Day Five. Day Five – the penultimate day of my trip to Atlanta. Today started much like the first four days – I woke up. Well, I guess this is not...
by Rob Diaz | Apr 26, 2010 | Business
Monday, Monday…. Can’t trust that day… Monday, Monday…. What is it about Monday that makes it so painful and untrustworthy? Why hasn’t Monday been tagged by Congress or the CIA or FBI as an enemy combatant? Clearly, it attacks us without warning, kicks us...
by Rob Diaz | Apr 25, 2010 | Business
I woke up before the alarm once again today. The pain in my calves, feet and knees had subsided though I didn’t feel real refreshed. I did sleep in the middle of the bed as had been suggested to me and that did seem to work better. Maybe I should see what the...
by Rob Diaz | Apr 24, 2010 | Business
I woke up with a stiff neck and sore shoulder. I swear that hotel beds make me feel like I am sleeping downhill all the time. I also hate hotel pillows because they are too thick and not at all comfortable. I’m used to sleeping on a futon mattress with a single,...
