Things I Could Not Have Anticipated

1. The names of my new officemates. They are: Stephen, Boris, Leopoldine, Cornel, and Saeyoung. The only way I could have independently come up with this combination of names is if someone asked me the members of the new breakaway house at Hogwarts. I SO want Leopoldine to be the new Pompelia. I haven't met any of them yet, am hoping to do so on Tuesday.

2. The mascot/patron saint of the Towson mall:

Is it one of those games where some people see a rabbit and others see a lion like that old-woman-or-dancing-young-woman picture? Or is it just a rabbit-lion and do they have a real rabbit-lion in Towson? If so, I want to see it.

3. The bloody, 4-foot tall, caged squirrel behind Mount Royal Station (formerly of the B&O railway company -- which, btw, I will trade you for both utilities and Kentucky Ave OR Park Place, think about it. No half-fares, rent waivers, or any other kind of bullshit, Amanda). Monty and I walk by it frequently. We (he) used to be more startled by the squirrel but now it's become just another part of the scenery.


I'm sure there will be other unanticipatable things for me to add to the list. Consider this installment #1.