Macaroni and Cheese

Two lovely things happened last night

(of course, more than two lovely things happened,

but for the sake of time and reading pleasure

I shall only share two. 

Though since three is the magic number,

I have three things overall to share.)

Thus, again,

Two lovely things happened last night.

The first was the creation of a chocolate peanut butter pie.

(Think giant reeses for those who cannot have gluten/dairy/soy)

I mean, does it not look delicious?

The second thing was that the venerable H. D. and I 

were given two mice

Miss Macaroni and Miss Cheese

Lastly I suppose for today,

was this plaque I saw on a wall

Choo Choo Darling, Once in Tennessee: Return of the Seminarian

Sadly I completely screwed myself over

I waited way too long to even start to be able to explain

so all I can offer is bits and pieces at this time

In some places there are turtles

and there is peace waiting

In other places there are stars

and life is more wondrous in natural color

In some places it is truly hard to tell

between what thrives and what survives

In some place the brute force of struggle

maintains a sleeping presence in power

In every place there are eyes

always watching, always seeing, always quacking at your trying

In some places privacy is allowed

yet other places know no such thing

In other places there is obvious challenge

working to change your mind, your heart, your soul

In some places there is singing

following tradition and lending joy to ear and heart

But in all places there is love

wrapped up in danger, comfort and companionship

And every place needs a little fun

something surprising and never quite the same

All in all, in the end

there is no place like home

Oh, the Joys of Moving

Finally, I have moved into my new apartment! It's a nice, small place and I'm still waiting for most of my furniture and other belongings, but it is becoming home. Lacking some of the bigger and somewhat necessary furniture items, I have had to be slightly creative, using a storage bin as a table and some cardboard boxes as a TV stand, among others.

I have even made a friend!



Now, I spend my days unpacking, relaxing a bit, and getting used to the southern heat. I'm interested in experiencing a winter down here in comparison to those in central New York and northwest PA.

There's also much more traffic than I'm used to in the quiet bustle of both of my other previous places of residence. But I suppose no one can have too much patience training.

I await the visiting of Master Yoda herself tomorrow! And then I will be traveling to South Carolina at the end of the week for one last trip this summer before starting my days in the real working world.

Stay cool!