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“There are too many of us and we are all too far apart.”

—fake Kurt Vonnegut on Twitter

Fall has arrived with a vengeance, and I welcome it with open arms. Though I adore summer most of all, fall is a close second, and after muddling through/not appreciating this summer for all it had to offer, I intend to do more fall-like things and live in its moment as much as I am able. We shall see.

Remember when I thought my latest saga would end in spring/summer 2011?

HA!

Remember when I thought the Recession would end in spring/summer 2009?

HA! HA!

Anyway. Here are a few LISTS:

A LIST OF THE TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIT ON ME ON NICOLLET MALL RECENTLY:
-a homeless man asking for money (“hey baby you’re lookin’ good” he said; a new way to attempt to get $? haha)
-a random person saying in my face as I walked away “How YOU doin’?!” (um hello Friends I guess?)
-a man wearing a baseball cap pushing a baby in a stroller (very odd, to hit on someone under that circumstance, I think)

Hmmmmmmm.

A LIST OF MORE WAYS MY SISTERS ARE ALIKE (AND I AM NOT LIKE THEM):
-they both got married at age 29 (maybe I already did this one)
-they both live in cities that end in the letter ‘O’ (and they both seem semi-dissatisfied with said cities; as I always tell them, ‘I am never leaving here’, and they both seem vaguely intrigued by Mpls…oh yes! in my dreams…)
-they both have great hair

A LIST OF THINGS I AM CRAVING:
-reading “Freedom” again (which I do not own, sad)
-…while listening to Wye Oak?
-yoga/swimming
-green tea (Tazo Zen to be specific)
-a nap
-going to the apple orchard w/ Jeff/Erik again
-having Andrea explain good urban planning to me so I don’t HATE the way Minneapolis appears to HATE cars (and property owners, while I’m on this topic)
-going to Europe (when am I not craving this?!)
-caramels that Kara made (luckily I have full access to these)
-a lazy Saturday followed by a date night with Jeff featuring an awesome orchestral concert (= coming right up, I think!)
-Hanging Out! (again…when am I not craving this)
-some good new fall recipes

I wish I had a bunch of EOTDs to post but I do not. I do know I saw the Hunger Games movie thanks to RedBox (not bad) and an incredibly fantastic Caspian concert at the Varsity Theater with Jeff. He was In Love with it. We almost went to Iowa Saturday to see them again…but did not. We will wait for them to return and hope they play more songs on their next go’round. Immersive and beautiful. I also did the biking-to-swim thing, I love it so. I also met Ryan Allen (I mean, my 2nd cousin, not like, someone famous [yet, he could become famous, he’s only a few months old anyway]) and that was pretty neat! I also had some great brownies. Christie the baker. I also got to host my aunt Connie for a few days and chat her up and that was delightful. Etc etc etc etc etcccccc………!!!

I also think the Republican party is more or less doomed. No, really! Now if we can just get a NO out of both marriage legislation/voter ID on Nov 6, I will be happy! I just want marriage equality, man, and I want people to be able to vote without trouble. Is that really so much to ask?!

I’m also tired and have work to do so…adios, friends!