but that will be a matter for his ex-wife and disaffected children to work out, not his English teacher.

You crack me up, erika

The birds here are SO LOUD! But also I basically feel like I live in the suburbs, what with the driveway and all. But actually I do live in the city, what with the subway and walking and all.

I had lunch with vw bug! It was good to see her, and we had a good talk!

Now I want to crash, which I guess I can do for a couple of hours, although I should be cleaning and etc.

My neighborhood was advertised as English country living in the suburbs back in the 30s. It is firmly city now, though it is very residential.

I barely avoided succumbing to the couch and have cleaned. Laundry will go in after I swim.

Ooooh, Call the Midwife tonight!

I live in the suburbs, I guess. Less than a mile from my house is farmland. Various city council people who live in this area have worked very hard to keep it suburban, despite the locals saying "You know, a supermarket on this side of the freeway would be very nice."

It's a good day today. I feel good, my car is running well, the temperature is perfect, my eyesight is terrific, and I don't even mind being at work.

I just wish I could stop with the residual "Something's about to go horribly wrong" feeling that lurks in my brain on beautiful, energetic days. On the other hand, the doctor finally told me that I am borderline anemic and I've started iron supplements, and I suspect that might have something to do with how good I feel. Plus my hair seems to have stopped thinning and is recovering.

No wonder I'm looking for the meteorite aimed at my noggin.

I live in the city, but not the "exciting"* part with the lofts and martini bars.

• This is still Arizona and we are like eight years behind, so, not that exciting.

My neighborhood is an urban neighborhood, but it's the gay/Vespa/uber-liberal taco district, so it's all good.

I do wish my town was a little geekier. The sci-fi/fantasy section of the library bookstore gets routinely ignored. I saw someone with Blue Sun and Serenity decals on the back of their car, and I was tempted to follow them. Politically, my town seems pretty purple, based on political signage during elections.

I live in a town, albeit a small one. I can walk to just about everything in it if I want to. We're cheek and jowl with a larger college town, and within 30-45 minutes of two good sized cities, so I get the benefits of all that (museums, art house theaters, craft cocktails etc.), but I still have lots of birdsong outside my window. I grew up in a small town, so perhaps the size just feels right.

I was just sitting on my porch yesterday, going "What is that bird? And that one, what is it?" A few blocks away, the first softball game of the season was underway. Kids yelling and screaming far enough away to make it pleasant.