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if experience has taught me anything it's that there is no sense in becoming despondent when something doesn't work out, because new opportunities come along. sometimes quite quickly... today i found out that i'm going to berlin in january. see? i KNEW another opportunity would come along. and mid-january is much better timing than in december before we move and in the midst of christmas busyness. plus, i'm going for a meeting that will interest me more than the other one.

our upcoming move is really inspiring and invigorating me in ways i have not felt in years. when i lay in bed at night or when i'm driving in the car i'm mentally going around rooms in the maxipad and imagining where they will belong at "the exile". that's right, the working title of "the twoplex" has been replaced with the official title of "the exile on main street" - a gentle nod to the rolling stones :) (thank you boys...) anyways, i'm already quite pleased with my mental home decorating. i'm trying to make the best use of space while not overcrowding the place. i'm hoping that a well arranged home will help reduce my mess - fewer places to pile stuff means fewer piles of stuff, right?

before san diego i was developing a cold. i used some cold medication that helped it go away without developing into anything real. but starting yesterday i've had a scratchy cough. maybe it's not gone after all.
 
ramble in the roots.