happy birthday to me

i'm now back in florida after taking a three-day trip to new orleans to celebrate the inevitable 30th birthday. there are two main things i learnt from this trip -  first, i must say that if one has to turn 30, nola is a good place to do it; second, i will never take an overnight greyhound bus again, as interesting as it as an experience might be.

the two night buses, three days in new orleans and the food-related stomach sickness i suffered on the way back as well as yesterday left me a bit knackered. being back in florida luckily enables a lot of sleep, so after taking a five-hour nap i slept solid eleven hours, and now i feel much more normal - minus the stiffness that follows from the said amount of rest paired with a 12-hr bus ride preceding it.

but in the end, small price to pay for the best birthday so far.