Just wanted to get a little something out. Feeling a smidge homesick, especially for Fairfield. Got a book on how to handle crazy college workload. I'm hopeful it will help somewhat, though setting up the habits and routines is taking more time upfront. But it was a quick read because only a few part's applied strongly to me, and it seems like generally good advice. Not great, but good enough to work with and modify to my own needs. And learning the skills to do that will be nicely applicable to the rest of life. Basically, I'm trying to learn how to get a lot of stuff done well without working 24/7 and burning out.
I love haveing huge quiet part that is a 7-minute bike ride from my house. I go for walks most mornings and the beauty is often stunning. A few days ago I saw a beam of light piercing through the V of a tree, it's whole length illumined in the morning mist, rain droplets falling and floating down into existence and back out hypnotically, and then I noticed my breath fogged into the beam and turned to a muted rainbow as it curled and spiraled through the light in pleasing rounded shapes. I stood there, breathing misty fractal rainbows into the sunbeam until it disappeared because the sun moved, and I was dizzy, either with the beauty, or because I was mildly hyperventilating while breathing into the sunbeam. Maybe both.
This is the kind of set-up I want for my permanent abode. I thought it was true, and I have confirmed it. I am super happy when I am near really pretty, fairly undisturbed nature that I have easy walking access to. And I guess I like the mixture of small town and lots of stuff going on that a college town provides. This is good. I'm starting to hone in on location parameters for where I might like to live long-term. I'll find out if I'm ok with the winters soon.
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