A post about microwaves, written while hungry.

We don't have a microwave. It's not out of some high-minded (easily debunkable) ideal of what constitutes healthy eating. It's that the apartment didn't have one, and we've decided against spending the counterspace to get one.

It's completely fine, save two instances. First, popcorn. Sometimes you just don't want to pull out the kettle and make a zeppelin sized sack just to watch a television show.

The Move

I recently got a note from a friend announcing that they were moving cross country. It's a dramatic gesture, and a uniquely American one. People in other countries migrate. We embark.

It's been thirty months since we made our own cross country move. At times stressful, exciting and harrowing, it can still feel like we are on this grand adventure and will be forced to return to real life at any time.

But we are getting to the point that this is real life. Our youngest has now officially spent more time living in Seattle than she did in Maryland, and the oldest is only a year away from the same. I found myself indifferent to the beginning of the Ravens' season. Slowly we are more in tune with the local weather trends (the start of Vitamin D supplement season) than we are those back east (mold allergy season).

So, given you ever undertake such an adventure as we have, I can now say there are five things you should know about moving cross country:

Skyfall done spoilt us.

I enjoyed watching the new Bond movie, Spectre. Initial viewing does prompt several questions:

1) Does Bond ever look at something that will NOT be later used as a weapon?

2) How does one redo their makeup and hair on a moving train?

3) Does Bond ever sit down on a boat?

4) How does one *flip* a helicopter?

Gaming on this side of the Unpleasant Ditch

I've had interesting thoughts. They've tackled the topics of the day. There were many very insightful concepts and perspectives bounced around. They never made them to the page. I've been playing a new game.