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now it is really summer.
when i walk out in the morning, the air is not refreshing. but i am grateful for each spit of air that lifts my hair off my neck for a moment. it is much easier to lift now, too, as i had about half of it whacked off this week. funny how *no one* at work notices … to me it is such a dramatic difference. ok, one person did this morning. maybe it looks so awful they don’t want to acknowledge it? or maybe scienceTypes are just not as visual. oh well. it surely feels better.
last night i waited until later and cooler to walk to the post office and the library for some audio books for the LONG trip. i noticed a larger number of people than usual in the area and when in the library could hear lively music coming from outside. while i was checking out, i noticed a flyer that said BRAVE COMBO was playing tonight - IN THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT? IN LAWRENCE KANSAS? how bizarre! that used to be one of my favorite gocrazydancing bands in Texas. one time they played at a wedding in Wisconsin that the girls’ dad and i went to and we almost went berserk with joy and gocrazydancing. yes, it was really them. and people were gocrazydancing in the lawrence library parking lot. People. My. Age. too. i felt like i was on another planet. why don’t i know these people? these and the ones who decorate their bikes and ride in parades? why don’t i have FUN? so i hung out for a short while, watching, somewhat delighted. then i felt very sad and lonely so i went home and paid the bills.
this will be the last you hear of me for a while. 5am tomorrow starts the Big Adventure of moving Margaret to a new college. Kansas-Texas-NewMexico-Arizona-California-Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Kansas. surely i will make some pictures?
ps- as much as i love hearing from people via comments, i am going to turn them off while i am gone, because those a-hole spammers are just out of control and i won’t be able to keep up with them while i am gone and they will NOT be allowed to jam up *my* journal with their garbage. thank you for understanding!