later.

later.

it's later than usual and i need to get some sleep.

lately, i've been watching Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix.
i'm well into season one and it is really taking me back.

i have been into Star Trek since i was very little. in fact, it's what got me into science fiction. actually, my dad got me into science fiction at a young age. he always encouraged exploration and knowledge, so i was given this gift by him early on.

another fond memory is of the old Scientific American magazines that he had neatly arranged in white cardboard holders.

i would flip through the magazines looking at pictures of space, graphs and more stuff that i didn't comprehend at such a young age.
flash forward about thirty four years and i now get to instill the same sense of wonder on my daughter as my dad did with me.

we have already explored space via youtube and have done flyovers of terra firma on the ISS.

she looks in awe at how vast everything is.
or she just likes the pretty colors and flashy lights.

the other thing i gave been doing is having my lunch at home instead of eating at my job before I start.
it is so much better to have time to my self and to eat in peace without any distractions or other people's problems.
i'll eat in relative quiet and then roll into work in time to say hello to some of my peers and get down to business.

in all actuality, things have been very calm and relatively easy over the past month.

but then it's late. i have to go to bed now.