I have decided that the theme for May, 2007, shall be "moving". Why? Well, first of all, I'm moving. Beloved married roommates Mario and Bethany are expanding their family by spawning a "Living Human Larva", and they need more space. I need more space. Other roomate, Mike, needs more space. Space is needed by all, and had by none. So, my co-worker tells me his mother is renting a couple of places in my old neighborhood, La Mesa, and I got him to take me by to look at them. One is a cute little adobe-style 2 BR house with a backyard and garage. It's a neat place. I liked it. The other is a more plain, less aesthetically pleasing "unit" sharing a lot with three other "units". It is also 2 BR. This place, however, is significantly larger than the house, and is significantly cheaper. I bet you can guess which one I chose to go with. Other roommate Mike liked the place, too, and is jumping ship with me. Mario and Bethany decided they would find another place, too, so we're all abandoning this little house that has been our home for 2.5 years. We are also planning to have a "House Cooling" party, which would, obviously, be the opposite of a "House Warming" party. I'm stoked. I like moving. Well, I like moving in. I hate moving out. It seems like such a waste to scrub spotless the house you are leaving. But, it must be done. Mike and I are currently accepting living room and dining room furniture donations.

Also in the theme, I've moved ahead with my previously tentative plans for the trip of a lifetime: To Peru! Good friend Lindsay and I have signed up for this here trip because both of us had decided that our lives needed to move in another direction. What better way to do some soul searching than by hiking the Inca trail to Macchu Pichhu! Ok, we'll be hiking the Inca trail, and going to Macchu Picchu, but we'll actually be hiking to Choquequirao and taking a bus to Macchu Picchu. We'd like more people we know to be on the trip, so if anyone else wants to join us, we're signed up for Aug 5-19. Expect billions of pictures to be posted here in late August.