I walk in and my bookshelves are bare, just a thin dust outline where all my lovely books used to live. My walls are also bare. And then you see the corner pictured above. With boxes upon boxes of books and stacks of framed pictures and clocks waiting to be packed.
I go between super pumped that I'm about to be back in Boston and super sad to leave Austin. In the moments when I'm doing something on my bucket list I forget I'm leaving. And then I come home and see that stack of boxes and remember I still gotta put more together.
But there have been some pretty awesome times in Austin over the past few weeks. Gray came to visit and helped me cross off bucket list items. I got my karaoke on at the Highball - and hopefully didn't assault my friends' ears too much. Still gotta see the bats. Still need to get to Mayfield Park to see the peafowl. I really kinda enjoy that word - peafowl. Just say it. Giggle. Roll your eyes. You know it's kinda funny. Would like to make it to Schlitterbahn, tubing, or both. But I'm at exactly 14 days. So sacrifices will have to be made.
And - cue the trumpets - I turned in what I hope is my last round of revisions of my thesis today to my adviser. 46 pages. 4 chapters. 11 tables. About 2 dozen statistical models. Over 11,000 words. I gotta be close to mastering sociology. I mean seriously. But in the meantime, while I'm waiting to find out if I still have to work on this really long study, I'm enjoying some pizza, beer, and a very full DVR.
Also - if anyone wants a TV, let me know. I'm not bringing mine to Boston with me and it needs a good home.
