I am on a plane to Chicago now. It’s been a tough week with school and everything else. So it will be nice to be preoccupied with something else. I am scheduled to do a few talks tomorrow, one at a middle school, then two at high school. Three in one day won’t be easy, b/c that’s a long time to be “on”, and a lot of pouring out. I hope I don’t go crazy.

This summer I was planning in stepping right into full-time work for Life Teen, but I don’t think I am ready for that. I will continue traveling and speaking, but I doubt if I will be fit to go full time doing anything. I need some time to recuperate from such a hardcore year of school and on the road (and relationships).

I am trying not to read this in-flight magazine in the pocket in front of me. I know it sounds stupid, but these magazines make me feel bad. They are targeted at business people sitting in coach, aiming to do bigger and better things with their careers. Every page is trying to sell me a better computer projector, a better golf club, a cooler car, and a better life. It is pretty convincing. By the time I get to the last page and close the magazine, I am left wanting things I don’t want. I feel bad and confused.

I suppose I’ll enjoy the quiet time and my pack of pretzels while the world spins beneath us.