I've been enjoying a few langorous days post-finals-stress, before I depart for the holidays in PA.

Beautiful things that are making me happy:

1) Calling my mom tonight, serendipitously during the last 30 minutes of the Steelers-Ravens game, having her give me a play-by-play from their television, and cheering together when they won.

2) Making mix- ( Read more... )

The past week: champagne at work with 306ers, farewell party, Order of the Phoenix opening night madness, late-night mildly-intoxicated walks around Squirrel Hill and Bloomfield, Brillobox quiz night and perogies.  And today I'm finally leaving.  It's been nice being a temporary Yinzer for the past two years.  Pittsburgh, I'll miss you.

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I love finding new things to waste time with on the internets.  Only two days of work left at the library; I'm kind of sad.  I also don't have a job at home lined up yet.  Though, I'm probably going to get my substitute teacher certification and see where that takes me.

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I'm leaving Pittsburgh in less than two months.  This is sinking in.  Time feels like it is slipping away from me.

Oh those wild years on a deadline,
the morning full of headache looking
in a mirror that looks into a mirror
where infinitely repeated is an apple tree
on a deadline, its fruit must be finished
by first frost, its buds not open before 
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