Sick Moves

(By Lazlo) Well, the move is looming. I always knew it would happen like this -- that it would seem so far away for months and years, and then suddenly be just around the corner -- but it's still surprising. When Baby and I first moved to Pasadena, we talked about how sad it would be to leave, even though we didn't know at the time what we'd be so sad to leave. We just knew that the place our first child was born would hold a lot of memories for us, for the rest of our lives. We didn't know, of course, that we would have two kids here, and we certainly didn't know that we'd make so many great friends.

As I may have mentioned before, COL RHOMBUS (now aka EL CABALLO) done went and moved to Scotland, and I've been video chatting with him via Skype. I like Skype. If you don't live in Austin, and you like Baby and me, you should get Skype (or iChat AV) and video chat with us. I didn't think I would like it, but it's much better than a phone call, especially since Wren can interact better over video. I'm looking at you, MR. BODDY.

In recent news, everybody's sick. It started with a great birthday party Wren went to last weekend, we think. She picked something up and gave it to Jane, and then to Baby, and I'll probably be sick by tomorrow. Unfortunately, I have very little sick time left over from Jane's birth -- and I have a ton of stuff to do at work -- so I'll be toughing it out, my coworkers' health be damned. That's what they get for breathing my air, I guess. Actually, I'll make sure to always exhale into a plastic bag.

Also, we are borrowing a cat to take care of our mouse problem. Though Moogs (a man cat) has only caught one confirmed mouse (which subsequently escaped his maw), he seems to have scared the others off. Wren pretty much torments him every waking hour, but he's a good sport.

What I'll miss in LA, other than the obvious things like all our friends:
- Our church. There's a Mennonite church in Austin we're going to give a healthy try, but I've heard mixed reports. The good and bad reports were from the same person, though, so I'm not sure what to make of that.
- Public transportation. LA may not be New York or Chicago, but the MTA is better than Capital Metro. There are three buses I can take to work.
- Our housemates Dave and Dave.
- Proximity to lots of good camping and beaches that we haven't taken advantage of nearly enough. Although camping in California is different, in that there are probably more people at the average campsite than in many people's workplaces.
- Dozens of other things I'll probably mention later.