the midwest

The midwest is very flat, very green, and very spacious. I saw the funniest sign today which electronically alerted drivers to nearby animals. It said "If flashing, animals are present within 1/2 mile." It didn't say what kind of animals lived in the area though.

I'm in Iowa tonight, getting ready to head for Wyoming / Utah tomorrow.

escape from Maryland

I left Maryland today. Headed back to the west coast. I am so glad. I finished cleaning up my apartment and then waited for my landlady to return so that we could do a walk through. It was all sort of anti-climactic. The house was clean and ready to go. She's mailing me my deposit. I said goodbye and got in my car.

I made it to the outskirts of Lima, crossing Western Maryland (thanks J & S for the recommendation to go 68), Northern West Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania, and across the border into Ohio.

Boy, am I ready to climb into bed and watch a little baseball.

oh posting lapses

My dear friends. I've been unvelieveably inattentive to my blog over the last two months. My puppy, Santiago, takes up massive amounts of time. And my love life has not improved. But, my work, school, dog and friends are good. I'm preparing for my 10 year college reunion - which seems a little scary. And for a 3,000 mile drive across country from here back to the golden state. I am most certainly in procrastination mode, as I am thinking about burning CDs as opposed to finishing a paper on immigration.