Greetings from Bloomington

after six and a half hours of miserable, sweaty, air-conditioningless travel, I made it to my new place. I really can't wait to give back my grandparents' fucking truck because it sucks and now that my little Ian is no longer shaking when he gets above 70 on the highway, I want to be able to drive him. I'm still running on about 4 hours of sleep after that amazing concert last night (more about that later).

I'm not so sure how I'm feeling right now. This is the first time I've felt truly displaced in my life. I was kind of a basketcase on the way up, because it's been a pretty good summer, and I don't really know how life works without my friends around.

My apartment's got it's ups and downs. I don't know how I can possibly set up my living room so it makes any sense whatsoever. The big open areas aren't big enough to comfortably fit my furniture and entertainment without looking super awkward, blocking a door, or leaving no one with a clear view of the tv. The kitchen and dining room being separate is kinda nice though, and there's a beautiful view on my porch (mostly of other apartments, but it's a really pretty complex). Also having two rooms rocks, but I have essentially no furniture for my "study" yet - I do need to get a desk for it and a daybed, so that'll probably fill it up pretty quickly. It's probably a slightly smaller apartment than I had last year, but seeing as how I'm living here alone, that's not an issue.

This living room issue is really pissing me off though. Who builds a room like this? It has pretty much no functionality, especially if I ever want to invite more than two people over at once. maybe if I switch the entertainment center to be by the door? That'll look pretty ugly when people walk in, and the outlets don't make sense for it, but oh well. Just thinking aloud. Well. Not aloud. But online.

My whole body hurts like hell, and I need to take a shower because I'm sure I smell like a pile of manure. So that's all for now. I'm feeling good about this entertainment center idea. So with that I bid you adieu.

P.S. I never thought I'd say this, but it's been ten hours and I miss Michigan more than anything right now