"20 Minutes Away From Work" or "Too Long Away From Going Home" or "A New Way of Titling Posts"

I am completely plagiarizing titling style from my new favorite book, Eat Love Pray, from the lovely lady to whom this blog is always addressed. To you, my friend, who have brought me so much joy, and continue to bring to me even with miles and oceans between us.

I am in Barnes&Noble [put an S at the end of that if you think like my father], because the internet is out all over Tuscaloosa except this place, which is why there are so many people here clogging the bandwidth that it's taken me a while to make it through my daily internet-checking and get to this blog. I wanted to post the quote that I read in the last few pages of Eat Love Pray that spoke to me so loudly and powerfully that I was brought to tears, but the book is at home, as I didn't bring it with me since I stayed up all night to finish it.

Next please, Mullen?

Anyhow, I go home in 4 days and I am beyond ready for it. I want to do nothing but read. How long has it been since I read a book, dove into it and rested inside of it for so long? I realized how desperately I missed reading, and as you can also tell from reading I'm sure, I also missed writing. This book has woken me up in so many ways, for what I miss, for what I was missing, for what I don't want to miss. Going home to my family and my dogs will be my Ashram in India [I think I already wrote that previously, but it bears repeating].

Mom: I want you to read this book as fast as you can. Faster than you read Harry Potter. I want to talk about it with you so badly. I think with you being with me for 21 years, plus reading this book, no one in the world will know be better than you. Not anyone.

So I'm done with my coffee and must ride off to Target. I get cashier trained today, so that should be fun. Right before I have the week off, so I have just enough time to forget all of it by the time I get back. I don't even care, Lalalalalalala!

This is my early Monday afternoon.
I miss you, my Mullen.
[Me and Cooper keep planning these parties we're having in our new place, and we realized last night that the only person we keep talking about inviting is you. We can't wait]
I love you.

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