Taz is trying to tell me to relax by laying on my arms as I try and write this paper. I left the photo lab late tonight. It's a little unsettling to return to a lifeless house after work, but then there's the cat. I imagine living on my own isn't too far along the road, at which point it's me and Taz. In certain ways, I'm living as though I have my own place this school year. Work and school have kept me incredibly busy. The time I would otherwise spend at home with roommates is spent visiting people and working on personal projects. I'd like to learn some French before this proposed bicycling trip across Europe next summer. I still need some basic gear so I don't die, or at the very least bonk out in the mountains. I also keep thinking about giving the trip some larger purpose than just traveling a ton, such as making a message about climate change and the environment. That doesn't mean I can't see a lot of stuff in the process. :)