Wired Mesh

Changes Upon Changes

"Note the group of houses on St. Elmo Avenue between 41st and 42nd streets. Well preserved and rich in architectural detail, these homes feature inviting porches with Victorian and Neoclassical trim, stone walls and well-established gardens."

And now one features me. I signed the lease yesterday on a one-bedroom apartment on 41st street in St. Elmo. It's a very nice little place, taking up one-half of the second story of a yellow-painted wooden house. The main room has wooden floors and a charming bay window. If I step out from my apartment into the hallway, I have easy access to a perfect smoking porch overlooking St. Elmo Avenue, just large enough for two or three people to sit comfortably and watch the traffic. I'm above an apartment housing six Covenant guys, including Todd and Bintz, so I won't lack for company, or the sounds of 80's hair bands.

So I'll be moving out of my woodland abode on Browns Ferry Road (Farewell, goats in the road! Farewell, boys on ATVs! Farewell, small dog with massive goiter!) over the next couple of days. I should be fully moved into the new place by Sunday. Eventually, I may even buy some furniture.

Meanwhile, as I mentioned previously, I'm taking two classes at Covenant to finish my bachelor's degree. Both of these classes are in the mid-afternoon, which plays fascinating games with my work schedule. I'll be taking some awfully long Monday and Wednesday lunch breaks for the next 15 weeks. But when I finish, I will reward myself with a party the likes of which have rarely been seen in St. Elmo. There will be great festivity, and maybe even some drinking.