It was a lovely drive north to the next county, entirely on boulevards that are interconnected. The road changes names three or four times but you don't need to do anything to get from one to the next, and it ends up literally a block from her house at the upper end of it. I passed through some of the hallmark landscape of this area, called the "Cross Timbers," tall vine-covered trees that grow atop a north-south running striation of limestone - these dense forests (also called "cast iron forest") that people don't think of when they think of Texas and prairies. I'm in an area that is flatter, more open prairie (if you could still see the land for the houses).

That game cabinet carcass was wheeled into the house by three beefy roommates and put in the corner where it looks right at home, and they were discussing ideas to modify it for use. Good use for it (and she said if her brother wants it back he can just ask.)

One of the roommates will move out in December to go to graduate school, and he'll take his living room futon with him. That serves as their couch, so Moonglow said that come December if I still have my futon she'll have a need for it. Sounds good.

In the last three weeks I've heard about 4 co-workers who live on my side of town - it has been years I'm over here that anyone has been nearby (lots of folks commute from Dallas, others from the part of Fort Worth near to the university, and the lion's share live in Arlington itself). Inspiration to put the house in order and have guests over!

SRS