Being with family, and getting to rest has been wonderful for my health. As the trip draws to a close, I find myself wishing I could bring a piece of Austin home. A piece of what I remember Austin being.

Tonight I realized - that part of Austin, the part I left in 2006, it really doesn’t exist anymore. The city has changed. Landmark stores are different. The culture feels different. And that’s both sad, and okay.

I realized I need to make new memories to add and build on the old ones. The past isn’t sacred and immutable, it’s one part of the foundation our lives are built on.

So tomorrow, my husband and I are going out again. We’re going to find new places, new memories to be a part of our lives. And we’ll find a piece of Austin, ancient and modern, to bring home with us.

It’s Christmas and I’m catching up on some unread comics. And wow why on earth did I skip out on Legion of X?

Si Spurrier does such a good job navigating a mutant take on restorative justice, and his casting choices are fantastic.

Nightcrawler. Juggernaut. Pixie. Dr. Nemesis (who’s growing psychedelic mushrooms out of his brain!). Lost. Fabian Cortez (a mutant I grew up absolutely despising). And of course, fucking Legion!

I don’t think I will ever get tired of the way Si writes David (legion). His complicated relationship with his dad, his relationship with Blindfold as one of the only people who can truly see him for him (and her for her).

The comic is _dense_ and not for the faint at heart. But if you want to read something that might Spark new ideas to take out into the world, I would read these two books.

(Start with Way of X and then get Legion of X btw! That’s the implied reading order).