It's going into fall here in Missouri, a time of year I love, when people seem to draw closer together and yet you still have the space to explore the beauties of the world. Hot cider, crunching through leaves, pumpkins at sale- the nostalgic remembrances of a childhood where everything was warm and secure and the world seemed to operate at your convenience, before you grew up and found out that was not in fact the case. I love fall, and I hate the melancholy overtones of the word autumn, which implies a time of death. I love the merest suggestion of cold in the weather, and the sun that invites you to take long walks all over this town to admire the trees and their changing colors.
Apologies for the purple prose above, I just really like this time of year. From an academic standpoint, means I really have to hunker down and barricade myself into the library in order to write several articles, while still making time for my martial arts classes and my friends. Also, teacher observation needs to happen, which I look forward to.
My parents are in the process of moving to another state, so I should probably make at least a token effort to help at some point. We'll see.
I'll try to update more often, all two of my readers.
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