June 24, 2006
New home ::
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9:05 am
So I’m sitting here in the local coffee shop, drinking espresso and getting caught up on Internet. One of the strange things about my new place is that I have no Internet there—for the first time in four years or so, I actually don’t have at least a 1Mb line going into the house—which means that I have to make certain adjustments to my surfing habits. So far it’s working out OK—I get up in the morning, grab my ancient Power Book and head either here or to school and, well, do exactly what I’m doing right now. And another benefit? I’ve been forced to break my old bad habit of screwing around online until just before I go to bed, which always made sleeping difficult.
More generally, I’ve quickly grown accustomed to living in South Royalton over the past few days. There’s a lot of stuff to appreciate. Like for example: when I go out biking, I do it only for the exercise, and not as a method of getting myself to school. (I don’t know why, but in retrospect relying on my bike to get to school created a certain level of stress for me, even though my bike is now more reliable than my car). Also, being so close to school means that I don’t have to spend as much time picking and choosing all the books and other things I’ll need to have with me for the entire day. If I forget anything, I just have to walk up the street. Oh, and this town is full of people I know in some capacity or another, which made it feel like home even before I moved here. And as this photo shows, the evenings here can be overwhelmingly beautiful. It was a strike of good fortune for me to wind up here like I did.
I know my time in South Royalton will be brief, but it’s nice to think of this as my new home.
