Circadian Shift

Another week of more of the same....

Of the few notable things I did, I read the book Early Bird by Rodney Rothman. A former head writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Rothman lost his job writing for the sitcom Undeclared, and decided -- at the age of 28 -- to go and retire in Florida. Here's more from the back cover of the book:

"Rodney throws himself into the spirit of retirement, fashioning a busy schedule of suntanning, shuffleboard, and gambling cruises. As the months pass, his neighbors seem to forget that he is fifty years younger than they are. He finds himself the potential romantic interest of an aging femme fatale. He joins a senior softball club and is disturbed to learn that he is the worst player on the team."

Overall, it's an entertaining read. Many of the details, such as the early hours at which seniors get up to start their days, and the similarly advanced schedule for eating "dinner" at quarter-to-five in the afternoon, will be familiar to anyone who has seen the episodes of Seinfeld where Jerry goes to visit his retired parents in Florida.

The ending was a bit weak, as it seemed like Rothman started glossing over the details in order to wrap things up quickly. There wasn't much insight (other than one segment when one of the seniors dies) into the thought processes that finally spurred Rothman to leave and resume the "normal" life of someone his age. But, again, I still enjoyed the book as a whole.

So, the image on the left-hand side of the board (I quite like it) is taken from the book's cover, while the images on the right are from a collection of free avatars by Blifaloo.com. The little snippets of text are from the lyrics of the song "Just Let Go" by Fischerspooner, which I had playing a couple times at work on Friday.