barriomulas.com - 'Bama Ramblings

Sorry for being so out of touch during the last week.

Not only am I starting a new job, but I was in-between phone numbers, I had yet to have a sturdy Internet connection, and I have been in the process of moving. I am renting a nice little duplex in the Historic District and

I have no curtains so for a few days my neighbors would see me wander around the house in pajamas.

Those who know me in person know that I've always been a sort of exhibitionist so it didn't mind me at all. I finally got around to pinning up some old sheets that my father lent me over primary windows to avoid any embarrassing Youtube videos that might pop up when I'm rich and famous.

Crystal got in on Tuesday. Since then we have been running around catching up with old friends, buying stuff for the house, and U-hauling her stuff from a Columbus warehouse. She's in New York for the weekend so I've finally had a chance to sit down and use the computer without getting a mean mug expression from her. Ja!

We spent the first few nights sleeping on a floor mat without any heating or adequate bedding. It was the first time I've ever tried sleeping in 60-something temperature.

It's nice to have running water with such high pressure (in rural Puerto Rico the bathtub can take maybe half an hour to fill up). It's also nice to have more stores open late enough to tend to a 3am Slim Jim crave. It's cool to be able to put a piece of paper on the table without having it become a sheet of mush after a day of Puerto Rico humidity.

But it sucks always having dry lips. It sucks having a dry face in general. I miss being able to U-turn over a median. I also see how much I've taken for granted a sunny day or even the pitter patter of the rain hitting plantain leaves. But boy is that sweet tea quite tasty.