Although I love listening to audiobooks when driving I have not seemed to manage to focus on any of the serial variety. On the list. Perhaps on the drive back to Florida.

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Oh hi. I haven't been here forever, and you know, there are plenty of reasons. The major one is that in less than three weeks I'll be moving to a different continent (hello, Europe! Specifically, Belgium) to start an academic sabbatical and to work on an MSc in digital humanities, and that's a very big change. I'm both very excited and anxious and having a hard time imagining life in a place that isn't a hellmouth (though, you know, I love it here. It's insane, but it's home, and we can have a far nicer version of it).

I'm bringing the cat with me, which of course is now my number one concern: how the opinionated 16-year-old cat will survive the flight and all these hours in a carrier.

On the bright side, I'll now be a bit closer to y'all. And hopefully with some time to actually, umm, post here more (sorry about not really being here lately, but between war and life and planning a move, well, not much time left for other things).

That's it for the big life update. Love y'all, tons of ~ma of all kinds, and please pray for the cat to survive the move and the airport staff to whisk us through all inspections as fast as possible.

Hi Shir! How exciting!

wow, that's wild for the cat. keep something that smells like you in the carrier with him. have a great time in Europe.

Shir, that's a big change for you and your cat, but it sounds exciting!

Although I love listening to audiobooks when driving I have not seemed to manage to focus on any of the serial variety. On the list. Perhaps on the drive back to Florida.

Laura, Midnight Burger really is fucking fantastic. It's smart and funny and weird and poignant and consistently entertaining. And there are a lot of episodes, so it would be suited for a New York --> Florida drive.

Okay, time to switch loads of laundry and get back to work.

Unsurprisingly, I am seconding Steph on the Midnight Burger rec, Laura.

Also, even if just for the car ride, it’s worth it to do the min level of support through Patreon for the month to lose the ads. I listen through Spotify, and it was super easy to connect up.

Though you may become engrossed enough to stay a supporter!

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Shir, that is big and exciting! Keep us posted, and I’m sending good vibes to your kitty. And you!

Shir, that's wonderful and exciting news! Belgium is such a great landing spot. I'm very happy and excited for you.

Also, even if just for the car ride, it’s worth it to do the min level of support through Patreon for the month to lose the ads. I listen through Spotify, and it was super easy to connect up.

Ditto. Ditch those ads!

I've heard Belgium is nice, but I haven't been. If transporters ever exist, I have a huge list of things to use it for. We did however have a romaine salad at dinner for the first time in months. Wow, going back to six months ago, go us. (Lee Greenwood is on the monkey crack. Although I hate that there is a very simple part of my system--at least it's not my naughty bits, right-- but maybe it's the mental and emotional equivalent, that might respond to that song, even though I don't like it.)