Thanks, Bryan, for making me sad.

I just read/viewed Bryan's post on the trip that he took with Val, Oren, and Thomas to Tallulah Gorge. All of a sudden I'm feeling a deep sense of homesickness for my Athens days with my Mellow Mushroom friends.

I'll come up there soon. I need to come up there soon, for a too-long-delayed rejuvenation that only Athens can bring. Any weekends that are particularly bad for those of you still there?

Update

Tidbits of my life of late:

• Tuesday, June 6. School's out for the summer. Hurray!
• Wednesday June 7 - Yesterday, June 13. Cal and I hunt for houses in Macon the entire week, barring my Jury Duty stint on Monday. Did I get picked for that Jury Duty? Of course. One of 12 out of 100 people. Just my luck. Sat and listened to the tale of a lady and her daughter who swore up and down that a car accident over 2 years ago injured their necks and lower backs and that they should be compensated. We decided that it was all a big scam and pretty much awarded them nothing. All very interesting, actually, to watch the proceedings of the judicial system. Interesting for one day, that is. Glad I didn't have to be there any longer.
• Wednesday, June 14. Happy Birthday to me!! I head to Thomasville, then catch a ride with Cal to Florida to help him pack up his house. He's moving Friday. He has very few boxes. I, the Presbyterian, am recruited by Cal, the Baptist, to enter the entire span of liquor stores in the Fort Walton Beach area. Works well, actually, as most of the liquor store managers are skanky, old men, much more willing to bestow their precious boxes upon a young (ahem, 28 IS still young) female than a not-so-young (29 is getting on up there) male. Needless to say, we now have plenty of boxes. Yes sir!
• Tomorrow will consist of box-packing, and Friday will be filled with loading up the Uhaul truck and driving back to Thomasville.

All in all, a busy couple of weeks. Looking forward to using the rest of my summer to make visits to Asheville. And Charlotte. And Jackson. And Savannah. And anywhere else that might include friends!

Congrats to jras and her new little baby girl, Elena, by the way. I can't wait to meet her!