NP: Stem, Long Stem (Transmission 2) - DJ Shadow

So the long-awaited parental advent turned out to be something of a nonevent. My dad was wearing a goofy traveller hat which impeded my immediate recognition of him (he's a dork at heart). I took advantage of being at the airport to eat Panda Express, the ride home was uneventful, and my cleaning job actually passed Mom's initial evaluation.

It so happens I won't be moving for awhile yet. The rents plan to move back to Iowa for a few months to help Uncle Joe sort through the mess left in the aftermath of my grandfather's death (yes, it's been nearly two years, but it was an adamantic mess to begin with), so they need me to watch the house for awhile longer. I can't say for sure how I feel about it. On the one hand, it's nice to not have to worry about apartment looking and moving and everything right now, but I also want to get my own place that I can instill with my own quirky personality without treading on Mom's faux painting and glass angel statues. Plus, I was looking forward to living closer to campus (and on a bus line), but oh well. Soon enough, I suppose.