I got a you.

I feel good. Because:

a) I wrote a story. I WROTE A STORY. I haven't written anything creatively in approximately 50 billion years, so I feel productive. And despite the fact that it's rough and unedited, and needs a lot of work, and it might be kind of short, I think I feel pretty decent about it. Mostly I'm just reeling because I wrote something, which is sad, but also GOOD. I also have two other short stories in my head. Chillin'.

and

b) I'm going to Boulder from Thursday 'til Monday. Totally spontaneous. So even though I can't spend the summer there, I can go there again, and enjoy it before I leave.