we'll make a space in the lives that we'd planned

i moved back to columbus just over a week ago .. last saturday. i was planning on staying at jeff's house (well, his room) as i worked and looked for a place. apparently kyle had the same intentions, and given the small size of jeff's room, i ended up spending a lot of my days in the city and nights in the monster house. 2 or 3 days into my stay, hurricane ike went through texas, and the wind gusts hit columbus and took out a lot of power lines, leaving most of the city, and a lot of ohio, without power. i was working in the hospital during the entire storm in a room without any windows, and the hospital has backup power in generators. long story short, i had no clue anything was going on until i left on my bike and there werent any street lights, and people were actually out of their houses in the streets! it was a little eerie, especially since a lot of places in town remained without electricity for 3-4 days. i did my best not to feel powerless (pun intended) and enjoyed the different living situations. i checked out a sublease at the corner of maynard and 4th in columbus, which seemed very nice. i wouldve liked to have moved in there and focused on songwriting and music. however, i ended up moving into king with friends of mine. its a great place, and i already feel really happy, welcome, and excited to be here. im living in a small bedroom with windows and bright green walls:

and a large and beautiful (epic) garden in the front:
last night a bike was stolen from behind the house .. which is very upsetting and frustrating. there are ways to get a bike without having to take from others! today i was making a sandwich in the kitchen and talking to connie when she heard someone rustling in the back yard .. someone was trying to steal another bike! eventually the person (a young girl) took the bike off the rack and rode off with it. i had seen the situation going down, so i was ready when connie yelled for everyone to come out and help catch her. my bike was out front, so i grabbed it and took off down the high street. it was pretty easy for the 600 mile bike tourist (sorry, i really dont have that big of an ego, but i had to!) on a road bike (freshly inflated tires) to catch an overweight girl on a mountain bike. i caught her, got the bike back, and talked to her a bit about stealing. it was one of the first times id actively used rationale taught by leo tolstoy (!!!) and based on the sermon on the mount about non resistance to evil. i feel really inspired and energized by it. i feel like it was a very meaningful event in my life .. anyways, jeff kyle and i went to the warhol exhibit, and heres a picture of us playing with the silver balloons. i look weird and jeff looks jaded:


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