This is an old photo -- there has been very little sun here this summer. Besides, the close-lookers among you will notice that this photo was taken during the fall season change, which hasn't happened yet.
I am back. Or, well, I am not back; I am elsewhere. I am in Western Massachusetts, I am watching the Olympics, I am working on my dissertation, I am working in retail, I am unpacking, I am swatting flies, I am driving daily, I am watching The Colbert Report, and I am eating cheese. So some things have changed, but not everything.
The road trip that got me here lasted a bit longer than others I've done in the past, just under three weeks. Sad as it was to skip the hikes and parks that are so much a part of the western US, I had decided a while ago that on this trip I'd prioritize a more meandering route so I could see friends in places I don't usually go. It was a great trip and I did, indeed, get to see a lot of people, many of whom were generous enough to let me sleep on their couches or in their spare rooms. You are all amazing.
Settling into life here is an ongoing challenge -- I've lived in studio apartments since 1999 and have often complained that there just is nowhere to go: no table to eat at, no couch to sit on, no bedroom door to close (and, though this has nothing to do with size, no TV to watch; this was particularly frustrating over the last year). Here, though, there are tons of options, including cable, so I've been spending some quality time frying my brain (as my father used to say). And this means, of course, that I'm not spending 14 hours every day staring at my computer, because I just don't have to.
Which brings us here. To this. To a non-update. I have to admit, that I haven't had much to say recently. I come, I go. There will be more entries here, I just don't know anymore how often I'll be able to check in; this fall there will be a lot of traveling (all work-related). I'm sure that once I get a regular schedule and my anxiety levels amp up again, there will be all kinds of inane things to clue you into. So don't tune out yet!
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