Waffle House love

Oh yes. The most important news of my life right now is that I'm going to get to eat at Waffle House in a couple of weeks. Real, honest-to-goodness Waffle House! It's going to be so awesome. My life will be complete again. All of my Waffle House dreams will come true. I will feel the Waffle House love.

Also, on a side note, I get to go home. I'll get to meet my nephew and see my parents and siblings in person. I'll get to sleep in my childhood bedroom. I get to go home. I get to see Memphis again. I haven't been home in over a year. I haven't left the islands since we got here in July 2007. I haven't seen my family. I missed my sister's pregnancy. But now I get to see them all again.

Also, on another side note, I get to present at the Southeastern Ecological Community Conference in Asheville. I'll be presenting about challenges that mainstream researchers face when working with marginalized populations. I'm very excited. I've been to Asheville once before. I went to see the Vagina Monologues (featuring my friend Dustin's sister Jill). Christi and I drove like seven hours. I was like eight months pregnant. A bunch of us stayed with Dustin's family and it was a great trip. Asheville is a groovy little city.

Did I mention that I get to eat at Waffle House? Because really, that was a total red herring. I can't believe you fell for it. The important stuff came later.

Anyway, anyone who is either a fan of Isabella Rossellini, or bugs, or porn, or any combination of the aforementioned should go here. Just... trust me.