I'm sitting at a small table in the corner of Starbucks, my favorite bronze stilettos clicking against the adjacent chair occupied by my empty laptop bag. I keep glancing at the tiny clock in the corner of my computer screen, counting down the minutes of my brief 2-hour session of free complimentary Internet.
Just a few hours ago I completely finished settling into my new apartment. I'm still awaiting the arrival of my glorious books, but everything else is cleaned, unpacked, and livable.
And I love it all. The brown wood paneling, linoleum floors of oranges and yellows, deep window sills of chipping paint, a large crooked sun porch and the equally large collapsing deck.
"It gives it character," I say.
Also, it's ten minutes from my job, and everything else... all the restaurants, shopping, and businesses you can imagine. And did I mention I'm only 4 miles from Beaver Stadium? Football season is about to start, and college students are everywhere.
I will make an effort to take pictures tomorrow and post them later this week. But for now I'll continue to torture myself and refrain from buying any delicious coffee from which the aroma currently engulfs my nasal cavity. The clinking of mugs and espresso machines whirring behind me, all the more enticing...
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