I can't be the one made to decide these things! Is one name more suitable than the other? I just can't make up my mind this afternoon.I love being here in Poughkeepsie, where all my daily quandaries boil down to decisions on how to properly address the furry brown rodents with a predilection for rummaging through our rubbish bin in search of left over bits of hummus or apple scraps.
Working up here is a treat- I have my own "cabin" as it were, I'm surrounded by my friends who also happen to be my co-workers, and I get to do all sorts of shopping. Yesterday I got a vintage necklace for $4 that would have easily cost me at least $20 in NYC if not more. Plus, I went to the Farmer's Market and got fresh squash, tomatoes, zucchini and blackberries that look like I swiped them from Ina Garten's own refridgerator. I've been feasting on these healthy snacks and enjoying long walks through the lush Vassar campus. Really, really long- this year the teaching staff is housed on the farthest point up top, so it's a good 15 minute walk to the center of campus. But it's such a lovely stroll, and you're likely to see robins, squirrels and maybe even a chubby chipmunk if you're lucky. I especially love seeing the swans in the lake, and once in a while I've seen a doe and baby deer. It's amazing that the city is only 2 hours away- this feels like another planet.
Later tonight, I'm going to go off to a birthday supper on the banks of the Hudson, and pray to god that someone brings bug spray. Mosquitos fucking love me and my ankles.
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