Brobdingnagian (sweet word, right? reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut)

I am just thoroughly happy right now.
My room is thoroughly stocked with everything I enjoy. A lovely selection of my favorite teas (rooibos, yerba mate, chai, green-jasmine), some dried blueberries, raw almonds, dark chocolate raisins, guacamole and fresh tortilla chips. I've got plenty of books. I feel like books kind of become a part of me once I read them. The ideas from the author get stirred up with my own ideas and experiences and they just become a part of how I view the world. I love that so much.

I am finding spots around here that I like to be. Places to study, to read, to make music...places that feel like my own I guess. I love the Theological library. The floors squeak. I want to read every book in that library. There is also a nice patch of grass and trees (some might call it a garden) outside that library where I like to be before noon because the sun is at a pleasing angle then. Between 5 and 7, there are some tables I like to sit at where the sun shines a little bit. I can sit there until the sun goes behind a building, then it gets a little chilly. I like the way the sun shines through the palm trees as it sets. There is also a great tree that I think God made for us to sit in and read or take naps. It is perfectly formed for people to lay in it. perfect. The smog here makes it kind of difficult to breathe sometimes, but it makes every single sunset really beautiful.

Does anyone else think that maybe time changes? September went by really fast for me and other people too. Maybe it really did go by faster and it is not just a feeling. Maybe time can bend a bit... we just don't really understand it. Maybe not.

Oh hey, Transamerica bike trail summer 2010 (Astoria, Oregon to Yorktown, Virginia). Tell all your friends. I have found a vagabond to join me (if I can find him in May) and lots of "maybes" from those who probably will end up doing something much less story-worthy. I will work many days of my life...and those days will be good ones no doubt. But, I have a body that can ride a bike and sleep on the ground right now...so I am going to use it well.