+ and -

+ rats
+ bike
+ SOUL meeting
+ brother meeting + new mexican restaurant on the drive rocks + is everything-friendly and bike-transported
+ employer pursuing me

- emptying diva cup in porta-potty with no soap or sink nearby
- 2.5 hr commute/day - with that and bus pass $ I could drop my wage substantially and come out ahead to work locally
- lonely
- not enough rat babies
- no time to finish cooking chicken noodle soup