I have been sick for the past 4 or so days mainly cooped up in my airconditioned apartment. I believe as a result my brain should have thought of some rather interesting things to say or at least something more unique than what my mind usually creates. Oddly enough one of the things I do not feel at the moment in cabin fever. I have kept occupied with far too much Mad Men, I am now on season 3 and should finish well before the end of the week catching me up for the 4th season starting later this month. I have also dabbled in a bit of reading. The new economist came out this last friday and I have been perusing some of its articles on my kindle. The sure but steady pace on my Alexander Hamilton biography I am reading is continuing. More than anything I have slept, and slept and slept and as a result I am feeling much better. Come tomorrow (Tuesday morning), I think I should be ready for work as usual. 

     I know this may not be my most exciting post, but my time spent in this rather vampirical dormant state reminded me of one of my best friends who occasionally on some days, would stay in his room, the lights off, watching movies or playing games, something I thought I would personally go crazy if I did for too long. But I have achieved a similar solitary state and for essentially four days. I guess the transformation of living by myself is complete. I can comfortably live in isolation with myself and be content. If I can be content with myself now, I know whatever my life situation I should be able to go inside myself to find comfort. In fact it has been a rare occasion in my life when I can spend so much time alone, and often it was something I used to dislike. I wanted to have constant interaction with others, maybe it was to be needed, or to validate self worth. Whatever the reason I have come to the point where I have matured. When I move back to the States I have a feeling I will be a bit more whole, at ease with myself whatever the situation and ready for the challenges ahead. I know there are many and I think like Bruce Wayne who spent time training in Asia to become Batman, I too am training mentally perhaps to become the person I will be when returning to America.