During Digital Design Foundations on Monday, we were flipping through a book of logos that had been designed by a firm, and all at once, a simple black circle filled with white and the letter "T" got me super excited. Now, while I've never been much of a person to get homesick, there was something comforting about that logo. A few pages later, the professor flipped by the logo for the New England Aquarium, and I got a similar feeling, though not as strong. Later, I found myself flipping through it on my own, searching for these symbols, finding comfort in the logo for WGBH, channel 2, and the picture of the Arlington T stop that accompanied the picture of the logo.

Tonight at dinner, I was talking to Ted, when he asked what sorts of ice cream places there are in my town. Being that he was from a few towns over, we immediately launched into a discussion about where the best ice cream was, before Ted's face lit up and he said, "you know who has the best ice cream? Bubbling Brook," and I immediately smiled and started extolling the virtues of Bubbling Brook, which is a very local creamery in Westwood with some of the best ice cream (and the best atmosphere, for that matter) for miles around.

I guess that even though home was never really something that I felt belonged to me, there are certain things in Boston and the surrounding towns, especially the T, that will remain forever mine. And that's pretty neat.