October: First-Half Free-Falling
October is officially here, being that it's already half-way over. The leaves have changed... to crispy, and brown-ish. The smells of pumpkin spice, my fake leather boots, and damp Los Angeles air both remind me of the old days (trick-or-treating, going to the football games) and remind me of last year (Starbucks runs, taking those same boots off to cuddle). Something about these smells today reminded me of former loves. October has been quite packed with awesome amounts of new ness, a lot of emotion, a large amount of friends, several coastal road trips. Little physical intimacy. I've already relocated my entire bedroom to NP and my entire childhood into storage. I've traversed the southern third of the CA coast to see John Mayer in the flesh with one sister; I've also journeyed north along my favorite ocean-side drive to cuddle with my other sister, as well as our kitten-babies. Stepha turned 25, as Emily did today. Nela fell in love. We were terrified at our