Leg pain. Heart happy.
The financing went through! This means that we are for sure moving! Huzzah!
When I see myself
I'll always know where you are
~BBMak, Treasure Planet theme.
This makes me extremely happy, as one can imagine. I am joyous. Even though today on the river was tiring and annoying and hot and early, but oh well.
I just...this song is the embodiment of what I am feeling.

And now for a story.

Back in the time when the sea was swift and its crests were high, and the trees were still strong and tall and healthy, their was a strange creature. The creature was the only one of its kind, and in fact, it truly believed that it was the only creature under the brilliant sun. This made the creature ugly, nervous, and odd. It would twitch and snarl at nothing. Everything scared it, from the slightest ruffling of a new leaf, to the violent crashing of thunder as it pounded overhead. The creature would attack bits of cotton or petals floating on the air. It was scared to leave the home it had made in the forest. An odd being indeed.
One day the creature was attacking a small rock, when the rock tumbled over a small cliff onto the sandy shore below. The being did not pay attention to where it was going, and followed its prey over the ledge and scrambled over the beach. It looked up, muttering to itself, growling and griping. It was only a short distance from the ocean. For once, the creature was not suspicious. It was curious. It inched forward. The ocean made a sound the thing had never heard before. The breeze whipped its scraggly black fur that covered its hunched form. It was different from the wind in the forest, which was warm, and scented like soil. This brisk air had the taste of salt and sounded like a deafening, pleasant roar. The creature was enticed and allured. It glanced around warily, checking for another species that might attempt to steal its new treasure. A lifetime in isolation made it fume at the thought of something apart from itself. As it scanned the horizon, it saw a small pool full of calm still water. The creature lumbered over to it, leaving its tracks in the sand. It sat next to the pool, and quivered. Dare it look into the depths? It sat there for hours. It didn't even move so it could growl at the stars, as usual. Finally, as the sun crept slowly over the horizon, it looked into the pool. The pool was shallow now, as the tide was out, but the creature could still see its reflection shimmering in the weak sunlight.
The creature made no sound. It was frightened and angry as it gazed with wild eyes at this new form in its realm. The creature fell in to attack, but as it did, a huge wave came crashing down over it and drowned the hideous creature.

The end.

Hooray for odd stories. Boo for broken toe. Boo.