stuff that happens

. . .

1. watching your bestie laugh till she cries (and pees—AND snorts chai tea latte out of her nose) 'cause you accidentally pulled a funny face owing to being so tired that your eye didn't work properly when you tried to blink.

2. tripping over your own feet after walking MILES in circles in the underground

3. Color-coding places by which tube line they're on (Piccadilly circus will forever be dark blue to me)

4. Dry eyes

5. Sooty nose

6. a STACK of emails to answer upon returning

7. A needy manuscript

(there is no wrath like a manuscript scorned)

. . . worth it?

worth it.