Home again

This is something very strange indeed. I'm not (and rarely have ever been) a breakfast person. I don't even drink coffee most of the time! Since moving back to Somerville, though, I've awakened with a slightly rumbly stomach and- been able to take down food. My brain's food-enjoyment-receptors aren't typically working until 10am on any given day. Must be something in the air.

Several incredible things are present in my life.

1. iYo.

Frozen yogurt, self-serve, with unusual flavors and exotic toppings... just like Yogurtland but HERE! Not 3000 miles away! Yes, I had made a similar find last year with Mixx over in Allston, but coming from this end of Somerville, that seems oh-so-far away.. and not easily accessed by T. Now I've got my OWN lovely shop right here in Davis. The interior of the place is impressive- what used to be an ordinary, slightly dingy convenience store has been revamped into a much more fitting (Davis is no place for "dingy" or "ordinary"), industrial-style, open space. I can see myself becoming a regular. The only complaint I have is the price- where Yogurtland (my first experience with these types of establishments) charges 30 cents/ounce, and Mixx charges 42 cents/ounce, iYo charges 49 cents/ounce. Yowch. That cup (less than halfway full) cost over $4. But to be fair, what's in the cup? Small amounts of sea salted caramel pretzel yogurt, cake batter yogurt, and espresso yogurt with toppings like mochi, cherry and blueberry juice poppers, and oreo. I'm pretty frugal, but this treat will be MINE at least weekly. Also available- make your own waffles, and coffee/pastry fare.

2. Reality.

I guess I need to snap a pic or two of the Villa Victoria now that it's been revamped into Reality. The building is awesome, and the people I've met thus far are pretty rad. I'm excited for my first time at Reality's prayer group tomorrow. I went out with new friends on Monday. The lot of them strike me as glamourous people, at least compared to the typical brother/sister in Christ that you meet around the Boston area. Maybe it'll rub off on me.. I could use a step or two up in my fashion game :)

3. Grandma.

4. BOSTON!

Simply so very thankful that I am here. That I have the ability to get back here and adapt and still be able to pay the bills while God works something new in my life.

What's not so great? The Red Sox. Thank goodness that this is the last day of the regular season. Go home, boys. Go home, relax for a few months, and please come back next season ready to win some games.

Also worth noting- I have largely skirted around sci-fi shows. I watched Buffy but that was bigger than sci-fi, had a much wider appeal, so I could hide behind that reasoning. Well, no longer. I love Doctor Who. I LOVE Doctor Who! It's cheesy-ness is endearing. It's characters find various avenues into your heart.. and then they leave, making you realize all the more how darn attached you had become to them. David Tennant- who I despised and was essentially repulsed by in Harry Potter- has become the most lovely face and voice to me. And watching Doctor Who got me turned onto the band Chameleon Circuit, which plays "Trock" or Time Lord Rock. Yes, the geekiness continues. They're pretty good.

And now I'm off to find something great to fill today with. It's rainy/overcast. And quiet.