gorgeous day today, one of those that reminds me of why i like fall out here. at home it's wet and really freaking cold, here the leaves are pretty and the sky is blue and it's sweater-and-scarf weather (my favorite). aaaand...megan took me to the puppy store!

...which of course reminded me of just how ready i am to live in my own household, which will of course include numerous furry creatures. i'm also becoming more and more reconciled to the fact that if i live in a place i'd like to live, there will be fewer people there to share it than i have been used to. this is a Big Problem, but i think not an un-solvable one. after all, don't we all have to go off into the world separately at some point? my current (you know, like right this minute, no guarantees of permanence whatsoever) "conclusion" is that i should go somewhere where a few very important people will be, and set up a household that works. where by "works" i mean, cooks and eats meals together and does things on the weekends together and grows a garden and talks about politics and keeps pets and is generally friendly and supportive. all i want is a day job, enough resources to pay my loans and travel a bit, and relaxed companionship. i feel like this is the (only?) time when i can say, entirely truthfully, "there'll never be a better time to..." and have the sentence not end with something career-related.