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One year ago, I had a day that could quickly be referenced in my biography as “glorious”. The holiday forced me to refrain from both classroom instruction and studio slavery; I instead spent the time meeting some people who have become great friends in the last year. This July 4 was begun without the expectation for yet another ultimate refresher, but rather hoping to enjoy my time away from work and involving myself with the final unpacking of my stuff in the house.

I biked early, the earliest since Nik and I went on that 50-mile loop after the completion of the spring semester. It was ok. I think I prefer the evening air and environment - the attitude that says, “alright, let’s do this and call it a day”. Cycling in the late afternoon and evening has an appropriate finality to it whereas the morning hints at other cares and worries that will plague you upon your return.

With an afternoon at my disposal and nothing particularly to do except unpack, I unpacked at a brontosaurian pace. It became a chore itself to try and fill most of the day with minimal movements rearranging boxes from A to B. This pace is well-received when compared to my usual speedracer approach.

Finally - an evening with friends who constantly enlighten me with the art of bike maintenance, which is admittedly my Achilles heel. They are carnivores, so their freshly grilled chicken sandwiches weren’t so appetizing for me, although the well-prepared squash and onions smelled delectable. I stuck to baguette and brie.

This is a calm Fourth. And I need to start washing my vegetables before eating them because my stomach is not liking that I took celery straight from the pack and began chewing away. I just don’t like to wash vegetables. Maybe next Fourth I can chip away at that prejudice. At least, today, I was able to use the word brontosaurian.

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