= Such Stupid Things =

Things have changed here in Arlington, Virginia, and it's got me a little freaked out. For one thing, the Gray family's kitchen has doubled in size. It was a little jarring at first, but I knew the change was coming, and I've had time to prepare for it. But it's the changes at home that have me on-edge. Deep down I never really believed my dad when he told me that he was rennovating the basement, but sure enough. The room where I spent the better part of high school is no more. Well, it's still there, just, different. And if that weren't enough, the kitchen is now also mid-renovation. It'll be nice in the long-run, but for now the only cooking we're capable of is on an electrical skillet in the living room. Preparing the Christmas ham will be a challenge, no doubt.

And change is good, and I'll get used to it and embrace the new everything and all that good stuff. BUT, having my jet-lagged ass woken up this morning by a bunch of contractors hammering a new window into a brick wall eight feet above my head is *not* something I'm going to get used to. And apparently it's going to be happening everyday this week, so I might need to rethink the whole vacation sleep schedule, to which I was so looking forward.