Happy independence day!

This post will be lacking in pictures. I don't even know where my camera is exactly, but it's been a while and I feel like so much has happened I have to write something... this despite the fact that I'm house-sitting for Dom and his keyboard is completely inadequate over and above its wireless convenience.

Seriously, by way of introduction I should say that I have moved back to Ithaca. It's been about a month now and honestly I've never been happier or more busy. Whereas in Syracuse I spend hours and hours on a machine like this typing my life away, since I've been back I haven't spent an hour sitting at a computer. It's so beautiful here and I've been working so much, it hardly leaves time for sleeping, let alone killing time. What a horrible expression, "killing time." I shouldn't say it, let alone do it. Anyway, I'm working for Gimme! again, at the farmer's market on the weekends and Lansing on Thursday and Friday mornings, then Bellwether Cider on Thursday and Friday afternoons. I love the work, I love how tired I get and how calloused my hands have become. I bitch about it, the work is hard and dirty (especially farmer's market), but honestly there's something about getting through a thirteen hour day, messing about until the wee hours and then doing it all again the next day... somehow it makes every hour count, and I'm struggling to fit it all in. I'm broke as hell of course, but I hardly have time to spend the money anyway, so really it's not as big a problem as I would make it out to be.

Further in that vein, I'm moving in with Phoebe and Kate and eventually Jeff in the Fall street house, which used to house the likes of Amy, Colleen, Aniela and Jon. It's a neat house, and I'm SO excited about getting to live with such wonderful people and close friends, as well as Samson! I'm hoping Samson and Smokey get along okay, Smokey's really responded well to my family and to the move in general, he's become something of a socialite it seems. There's no telling what he'll make of Samson, but honestly Samson is such a great dog for animals with dysfunctional personalities, he's so patient and gentle. I'm really super excited about the whole thing.

I also got my hair cut rather dramatically. It was round about the two year mark and honestly my hair was becoming something of an inconvenience, so my IFM boss Meghan cut off a ten inch braid and I sent it off to Locks of Love. All hail Meghan, it turned out great and wonderfully comfortable and simple, and I feel like this is by far my most successful sheering yet. I don't have any pictures uploaded, but hopefully most of you have seen me or will see me soon. I miss all you missing ones terribly.

I can't take this keyboard anymore, so I'll end it there. I had the day off today, and again tomorrow, so I'm going to stay awake and watch Farscape until I nod off. I hope all is well with everyone!