New Horizons

So wow, I've spent the entire summer chilling out, working some, sleeping a lot, and generally relaxing and withdrawing from all that stressed me out last year (including many of my so-called Co-op friends). It was nice, getting away from it all, and the 2 week family excursion to Hawaii at the end of August really topped it off, but now it's back into the fray.

One more class (Zen Buddhism) and I'll have my diploma. Working two jobs is intense--I just got hired as the ICC's "Alumni Assistant" on top of the old computer lab job--but hey, I'll be doin pretty well come payday this Friday. Remembering my responsibilities as a NASCO Board member ain't easy either, especially because there are very few reminders in my every-day life about it. But Institute is coming up, the ICC Founders are being inducted to the Hall of Fame, and it's the 75th anniversary of Student Housing Co-ops, marking the birth of Mich House, so everything sort of seems to be meshing together and becoming indistinguishable from each other. It's nice when that works out...

I want to move to Austin. Yes, I want to live in Texas, where the summers are hot, the cattle are big, and the trucks are bigger. Why? 2 reasons: I gotta get the fuck out of Ann Arbor, and I've always wanted to live in Austin. Understand that Austin is a lot like Ann Arbor, a liberal bubble in a sea of conservative rednecks. Only where Michigan is like the gulf of Mexico, Texas is like the Pacific Ocean. Bigger ocean equals bigger bubble equals more cool people and fun times. South by Southwest. Austin City Limits. They say Austin is the live music capital of the world. I'm excited.

So come January, with any luck I'll be hitting the road and heading on down to the Lone Star State. If you miss me now, hit me up before it's too late. I may never return.... (though that is pretty unlikely :P)

Yep. My life is interesting. At least to me it is..... y'all probably stop reading after the first sentence. That's ok. I only write these to keep myself occupied at work.