Quiet

At the cyber water cooler:
- Ashlee Simpson got married.
- Jenna Bush got married.
- Ellen DeGeneres is getting married.

My home is quiet for once. It's 12:30 on a Sunday afternoon and two of the three boys living in my apartment are upstairs sleeping. The other -- my brother -- is in Austin making his first steps to moving there. His move-in date at his new apartment is July 1. By that time, he will have been living on my couch for close to nine weeks.

Nine weeks.

So you see why this quiet home is kind of like a precious, precious jewel. I have the computer to myself, the TV, the freedom to bumble around, sit in my own dirt, or wash dishes without anyone getting in the way or talking to me. It's not that I don't like company, but damn, a sister's gotta have some alone time.

I need a second cup of coffee. But I'm afraid to get up from the computer and find a boy sitting here when I get back.

We need a second computer.