Officially a "vet"

I'm now an officical veteran of the MidWest. As just starting another year on the job, living in cornland, and soon to start another year of grad school I can consider myself no longer a newbie. However, I still refuse to change my license plates. You can stare at it all the way down Fluer, they're going to say "Maine: Vacationland."
Since i've been back for oh... four days, i've greatly appreciated the fact that i'm returning. Not that I wanted to leave my incredible summer, but it was so relieving to come back to a furnished apartment and an somewhat organized office. It's nice to know where the grocery store is, or the closest bar (about 50 feet away.) It's also nice to know how ripped off i'll be when it comes to buying books so I can mentally prepare myself in advance. I swear to God, I don't know how the undergrads and law students do it here, their books for the semester could buy them a small car.
So needless to say, this year is starting off (and I stress the word "Starting") pretty well. It's never easy being the new kid in town, or school, or work. This year i'm a vet. Thank God.