so i took up reading again. picked up a Grisham novel, one that i had bought over two years ago but never got a chance to read till now. doesnt take too much brains to read one of these 'assembly line' books no real allusions, standard syntax, simple high school vocabulary. but at least it stimulates the imagination. its been only a couple of hours but im already a quarter of the way through probably wont be able to keep up this pace but hopefully i'll finish before i leave.