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i apologize for neglecting my writing. last weekend, my boyfriend and i moved in together and i've traded my small basement apartment in the district for a very large suburban apartment in virginia. my life lately has been a constant blur of lists, worries, sweat, pizza, random cords, and garbage bags, with undertones of happy anticipation and vague, undirected panic. of course, you know how it is. you neglect things like blogs and bills and birthday presents. it's a strange transitional time and usually makes me miss my parents.

i'm very bipolar when it comes to change. i am constantly seeking new experiences, yet i also sort of hate them. this particular change has proved to be more major/life altering than i really expected, which means i had pretty uninspired expectations. big change number one is going from living alone to having a roommate. and not only a roommate, but one who wants to kiss me and be with me all the time. as someone who craves solitude and order and calm in an almost pathological way, my self-regulation system is sending out an SOS. don't get me wrong, i am smile-for-no-reason happy about my new situation. i'm just saying it's quite an adjustment, and a slow-dissolving one. i'm monitoring it, and i believe that, with time, this situation will feel, to me, as comfortable as kansas.

another major change stemming from this move is that i've started taking public transportation to and from work instead of driving. this change colors each new workday in a different, more pleasing, hue. i actually feel like a happier person because i don't have to spend 40 minutes a day driving my non-air-conditioned geriatric car in local DC traffic. it's as if i've been handed two free hours of relaxation time per day (my new commute is about 50 minutes each way by foot, bus, and train). i'm ecstatic to have time every day inside my head when i'm not tempted to attack my to-do list. anyway, so far so good with the commute, though it's probable my tune will change with the seasons.

what really matters though, is that i can still walk to several local bars. and i have representatives in congress.