A friend in Minneapolis tweeted about taking her dogs on a walk in the chilly autumn air, leaves crunching beneath their feet. I looked around at the green grass, bright sunshine and colorful swimsuits of the neighbors in my apartment complex’s pool and, for perhaps the first time, appreciated Amarillo.
Speaking of, I’ve been hired on full-time. Not sure how long I’ll be here, but for the short-term future it’s my home. I’m looking to visit Lincoln at the end of October, and I’ll be in Milwaukee/Madison at the end of December.
Lauren, my roommate from this summer, is moving to Dallas soon, and taking the love of my life, Mouse, with her. Sigh.
But I moved almost everything into my new place today before work, and if you don’t count the lack of cats, it’s a much better location:
1. I can bike to work now!
2. It’s about eight blocks from the Haymarket-esque section of Amarillo (coffee houses, antique stores, quirky local eatieries, for you non-Lincolnites)
3. It’s in a neighborhood full of SM3 Dynamite Museum signs
4. My room is bigger, with three windows.
5. It has a deck! And since it’ll be warm here a while longer yet, I’m looking forward to sitting in the sun with a book.
I’ve only met the new roommate, Shelley, once — all I can really say is that she seems friendly. She works days, though, so I have a feeling we won’t interact much.
Sometimes when we’re bored at work, Brittani blows liquid catnip bubbles. Alex tries to pop them.
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