I’m still here

My internet is not up yet in my apartment. It’s become an incredible saga that defies words. My frustration defies words too. Maybe I”ll have internet next week (early next week). If not, I’m finding a different provider and ignoring the price difference. But, this is why I haven’t posted. I just haven’t been online much and when I have been online, it’s been while doing my work-study job or just checking my email briefly.

Rosh Hashannah has come and gone. Yom Kippur begins tomorrow night. And classes begin on Tuesday.  The world keeps turning, I’m running to keep up.

I promise a real post soon. seriously.

Back in Chicago

I’m here in Hyde Park again. The weather is beautiful, perfect, actually.  My apartment is still in utter chaos. I’m putting it together, but it’s not that fun. I am looking forward to the place looking settled. The apartment itself is fine, it’s the mirror of my old one, which is slightly disorienting. I peeked in on the old place before moving in and the renovation is gorgeous. Somebody is going to be very lucky living there. I’m excited about living on the sunny side of the building and growing some kitchen herbs in my window. I’m thinking basil and maybe some mint, too.

I spent the weekend in Logan Square dog sitting. It was a relaxing transition back to Chicago, since that apartment has been homebase consistently since Smith graduation in ‘04. The strange thing about being back here is that although it feels so normal (I’m sitting in the Regenstein Library right now), in a way I don’t even remember this life. Last year was so chaotic and filled with illness and fatigue, not to mention the massive transition back into academia that it feels blurry.  I’m looking forward to truly living this year in a way that didn’t happen last year–with awareness and energy.