QW: bumps, bruises and bugbites

Hello again. In Utah (which is closer to CA than CO), I not only learned geography, saw some places that look like Mars, I read and took some free bookmarks that said, "dont let an injury be your souvenior". This was Utah's way of saying, play it safe in Bryce Canyon, etc. On my road trip the things I acquired were: fotos on my digital camera, bug bites, a dent in my bank account in the shape of a gas pump, some receipts, a postcard from kansas, some peaches, and a can of beans that we never ended up eating. From LA, i have the sand burn on my knee from one of my last body surfing waves and some more carpet burns and bruises on my legs from my surfboard my last day surfing. (I say last but i just mean like, the most recent time I went, and someday I will go again). These burns and bruises are fading. My sister has driven away. I am far from alone, in my new home, where there is green. everywhere. But it still makes me sad to see the bruises and burns fading. My legs have acquired new souvenirs and that is bug bites I am trying not to itch with the same concentration and conviction as the mosquito bites I took home with me from Manila. I have a cat named Jackson living with me.