Welcome, Joanie!

Miles has had a busy couple of months since graduation, including moving into a new apartment with new roommate (hi, Vinny!). They moved to the northeast quadrant of Portland, from the southwest, so it’s definitely new surroundings. And Miles adopted a cat! I’ll let Miles take it from here, here’s his intro to Joanie and some photos of her in their new place.

Miles in Portland, OR writes:

“So far Joanie has been the best new housemate and friend I could have asked for! She’s has really enjoyed meeting all of my friends, with the exception of my friend max’s dog Emmy. She’s very tidy and once she settled in a bit has began sleeping most of the day. Her years on the streets don’t seem to have made her much of a hunter, but she is an exceptional beggar and dumpster diver. When I went to the store the other day I came back to find she had knocked over the trash can to get my leftover chicken out, which I suppose is my fault for wasting food. She’s half blind from an ulcer in her right eye but that doesn’t hold her back too much, though I’ve been practicing calling to her before I pet her on her blind side. Hopefully one day she can come to Chicago to meet her cousins Layla and Stewie and Dublin to see her aunt Martha!”

(some captions: Joanie seen in Miles’s room, also showing a Joan Baez poster. Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Joan Didion are all honored in Joanie’s name. Also the context shot shows a uchicago hat on Miles’s new drafting table that Joanie likes to snuggle with when Miles isn’t home. Bottom two photos show roomies Joanie and Vinnie, and Miles walking Emmy, Max’s dog who will hopefully soon be besties with Joanie too.)