OOC: All of this is backdated to yesterday, July 22nd.Friday was my birthday, and a huge thank you towards all who sent me their well-wishes, whether it be email or elsewhere. Sometimes the best presents received are the simple acknowledgements which make you smile. Here at the school it was a quiet day wherein I was able to finish unpacking. It ( Read more... )

I took a break from unpacking to go exploring in the surrounding woodlands and a little around the lake. It's beautiful, with mature trees, and smelled, for the most part, clean. I expected there to be a heavier residue of smog. It's difficult, I imagine, for a forest to purge all the waste from the air that a place like NYC billows out. Still, it ( Read more... )