Un Petit Pause

It's 8 pm (and still light out!), I'm twenty-three, and I just rolled into Tours. Better get out there and soak up the culture, right?!

Well, maybe, but I ain't gonna do it.

I'm tired, guys. I've been on the go for nearly two weeks now and things are catching up with me. Plus I just spent a couple lovely days hanging out with my awesome relatives in Montpellier, and during that time I had the luxury of never needing to check a map, watch the clock, ask for directions, catch a train, or find a place to eat. So setting off on my own again today was something of a bummer in a sense, for those reasons and for the simple fact that seeing my family made me a touch homesick.

I hadn't been homesick at all up until this point, which was at first faintly surprising to me until I realized that I haven't really had the opportunity to be homesick. I've been constantly on the go, doing things, planning, catching trains, sorting out food and accommodations and directions and maps and whatnot. Over the last couple of days, though, I had a chance to chill out a bit, and that added to the (very welcome) presence of family is making me feel sort of like a sad sack tonight. I mean, I spent the train ride from Montpellier listening to the Amelie soundtrack; that should give you an idea of the sort of mood I'm in right now.

I read a quote once that about how "melancholy is the pleasure of being sad," and it seems really applicable right now. I'm quite looking forward to spending my night in catching up on some shows I've missed since I've been away (got up to date with Doctor Who yesterday and New Girl today on the train, so tonight will be devoted to Elementary) and wallowing a bit before going to bed good and early. (It's 8:30 pm and still really light out now, so I do have a bit of time to kill before my body will even allow me to go to sleep for the night.)

But I'm gonna take a nice hot shower. I'm going to eat the chocolate marzipan candy that I bought as a gift but that became all melty and squished and therefore ungiftable. I am as pumped about this night in as I was about some actual destinations on my trip. Introverts for the win!

Tomorrow it's a trip to Chateau Chenonceau and possibly some exploration of Tours, which seems like a pretty cool city. Keep an eye out for more posts in the next couple days...I have some partially written already and this brief break might allow me to actually finish them, post them, and get mostly caught up--hooray!

But for now, it's time for a Me Party. A tout a l'heure!