I've reached the end of the second week, and with the weather being bad lately (rained off and on the last few days, plus its been cold and windy) and with spending the last few days at La Defense, I'm feeling a bit burnt out. The last two times I've been out of the country were two week trips, and they had the fortunate circumstances to end just as everyone was beginning to get on each others nerves. So in a way the next few days are the biggest mental hurdle for me, and hopefully the weather clears up to help me out.
With one essay down and another quickly taking shape, I'm pretty happy with where I am. The last one and this one, based on the monumentality of the Grands Projets, are two of the larger, more intensive writings I have planned. But dealing with really alrge buildings day in and day out has kind of burnt me out, so for the first part of next week I will be switching gears to photo-documenting a few of the shorter, more photographic esays. This should give me a few days to clear my head and come back on the GP essay with a fresh head.
Just about the time I'm heading back onto the GP essay I'll be hitting the halfway point of the trip. Looking back it feels as if each day has been very long and substantial, but in all, the weeks feel like they're going pretty quickly. Thursdays seem to sneak up on me quickly and suddenly I think I'm falling behind, but the weekends go slow enough that I catch up.
Heading to the Bastille Opera for a tour yesterday, I ran into Gil and the group from UWM sitting on the staircase. They had just gotten into town a few hours prior, but maybe my mid-week I'll be able to meet up with a few of them and go do some socialising. I could use a stiff drink before thinking about the Grand Arche again.
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