I may need to get out more.

I’ve been stuck inside drowning under novels, articles, and the latest edition of PMLA lately, and I think it may be harming my ability to think clearly.

Case in point.

I was looking at this map on my computer….

and I kept running my finger along the left-hand side of the map. I soon realized that my subconsciously wiping off of that little speck was actually my attempting to wipe Hawaii off the map. O dear.

This whole not having access to reliable, personal transportation thing has surely been a life-changer. I don’t like it. I always feel so stuck in my apartment, like I’m trapped by my inability to walk anywhere (It takes 30 minutes to get to the nearest coffee shop) and my budget-conscious decision not to bring my car up here with me.

It does, however, give me lots of time to read more articles and to watch horrendously cheesy teen dramas all afternoon. Tradeoff?