Week 10 - Reality sets in - in the quadriceps, and in the brain

Sigh.
As I bid farewell last night to 3 friends (2 of which I'll see next month anyway) it was sad, but also crashingly patent that I'll have to go back to reality at some point, too.
This whole "not working and being cooked for, cleaned for and sinking deep into my yoga practice" routine is filled with joy, pleasures and wonderful sensations but I guess at some point soon will have to end. Mostly I find this depressing because I don't want to have to go back to work, so many hours, acting as a pseudo-psychologist for so many students and co-workers as well!!! But I won't think of that reality and I'll continue to bask in this reality (a sunny day, the first in a while), and munch on some of this incredible dark chocolate with dried figs. That should cheer me up if nothing else will. Since there were no clouds this morning, I actually could see the Milky Way above my terrace as I left the house at 4.15 in the morning on the way to class. Stunningly beautiful and makes me so glad to be able to see the night sky at this wee hour of the morning.
And yes, I also have a new reality in my quadriceps. It's a reality I'veready known since at least this past winter. The reality of Laghu Vajrasana kicking your upper thighs. The "little lightning bolt" pose is really lightning bolts attacking your knees on day 1 since you forgot how you actually have to fall into the posture, then lightning bolts in your calf muscles (both legs) causing charlie horse cramps (calambres) on day 2 (yikes!), then slamming lightning bolts on your upper thighs (this is supposedly a good stretch for upper quads but I find it more weight bearing than stretching!) on day 3, 4, ad infinitum.
I also had a lightning bolt realization in my practice this morning, which I won't even share here as I have to do more pondering on it...............hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.................