Madrid's western sky produced an amazing display of sunset color this evening, ending a day in which the air carried the promise of spring. Just warm enough that I could walk about with jacket undone, just chilly enough that a jacket remained necessary.
Had my first real day out of the house. Went to the gym, went to an internet café, shopped for groceries, went out for lunch, took a nap, spent time online at home. Did whatever I wanted, just like a real grown-up.
It's good to be able to do the simplest of things -- throw on a coat and walk out the door. Go out to eat. Enjoy the sunlight and the motion of people in the streets around you. Enjoy the sight and sound of all those other humans, all those lives going on as you go about yours.
It's mysterious, this existence of ours -- a mystery I wouldn't mind exploring for many more years.
