The last week has been amazing and exhausting and busy and lonely and awesome. Time for a list! Mostly, but not necessarily in order:

1. I got a new job at work which will be either the beginning of something incredible, or the last straw before I quit. I'm pushing for the former.

2. I got to meet _refugee_ and greenitalics and we got to sticker the heck out of Penn. (greenitalics gives one heck of a good walking tour of the place). SUPER great night.

3. I GOT TO MEET thenewgreen! I highly recommend this to anyone who has the chance.

4. I got to talk to him and mk about important stuff happening in their future.

5. I ate a camel burger.

6. I got to meet b_b, OftenBen, jonaswildman while we hung out with ecib, tng and mk. What a cool meet up! Even if I didn't get to talk to OftenBen enough...

7. I spent some time in downtown detroit... more on this later when I have some time to process. I got a parking ticket... so I'm doing my duty in contributing to the city coffers.

8. I attended a conference that I look forward to all year. The presentations were incredible, and I didn't do too bad myself.

9. I made some connections at church on Sunday - some of those small world things.

10. I celebrated with my dad on his 73rd birthday. He has led an amazingly full life of just being a great guy and his phone NEVER STOPPED ringing from the texts, emails, calls, and Facebook notifications of birthday well wishes.

11. I visited the Edsel Ford House Museum

12. I'm watching the sun rise through the trees and the mist... holy crap this place is beautiful sometimes.

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and I still don't get home until tomorrow.... so there's more time to do more. it has been a multi-faceted, amazing trip.