thankyou for all of your prayers for my exams. they serviced me well.

i found a quote in a magazine (these bearers of unmeasurable wisdom) tonight .

"it is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor"
- Eric Hoffer, Ordeal of Change.

i don't know what he wrote, who he is, or anything about him... but i like this quote. it had a funny picture of an obnoxious neighbor.

now, our neighbors are pretty nice. i mean, between the taekwondo, miniture race cars, and peeping nannies, we've got it pretty good. i mean, we always know when we're doing something weird here because grandma braun will be sent over on behalf of umpteen other curious nannies to inquire or inform. its always good to know when we're upsetting the neighborhood.
and nothing keeps you on your toes like "do you know what kind of car my dad has?" and "do you know my name?" coming from the young man hiding behind the flower pot.
they are a source of apples, a source of noise, a source of leaves that somehow... moved... west. a source of information, a source of support, a source of minature baked goods. i like having neighbors.

(although i do miss tanning and singing outside in privacy)