Vacation

I had taken a break, a leave of absence, a sabbatical, a hiatus if you will. [ You have to pardon all these synonymns. I'm out of practice and I cant figure out which word fits.] Anyway, it wasn't an ordinary vacation. I didn't go anywhere special where I could take pictures of landmarks.
No, I turned up to office every weekday (and one weekend), I worked and I ate like it was normal. But I stopped thinking. I ate and watched junk. I tried reading a good book but gave up after a few pages. I tried solving crosswords. Tried Klueless 5 and gave up at level 18 because it was becoming too taxing. I ate more junk food. On my Netflix instant queue, I have amazing movies lined up. [No, this isn't a plug]. Movies that I could watch, literally, at the click of a button. Instead, I've watched addictive serials and movies that are uttelry meaningless. I'm too ashamed to list them. I'm not one of those people who watches Discovery channel or National geographic. Far from it. Though I'm a T.V. addict, I've always maintained some standards. And the stuff that Ive been doing lately is rubbish. It's just to while away the time. When I really should be thinking and making plans and doing things. I've been suffering from Well-if-the-Deer-closes-its-eyes-maybe-the-oncoming-headlights-will-disappear. But they wont. And there will be a sickening thud.
Its time to come back because I dont know how much time I have left (well, no one does). Ira and Abby better not be the last movie I ever watch and I should not compete with my one-year old nephew for the Chubbiest Cheeks in the family.

Exercise for the mind and exercise for the body, here I come. Just after I finish this bag of chips.