Things to miss

I need to go to Vienna. I need it on a level that's almost physical. That city has something magical, just being there makes me feel twenty years younger. It's so much like home - the two places were built as the twin capitals of the good old Monarchy, after all - and yet everything seems easier, friendlier, more... cultured there.

Of course, the fact that their local problems don't really concern me on a personal level does add to the feeling of easines. But beyond that, it's still the source of good sci-fi DVDs, even though a lot less so than earlier. Still a hundred per cent more to get there than back here.

Thank God spring break will come relatively early this year. I'm ready to go on the first available day.