Simple kinda life never did me no harm
At about 75 degrees my tolerance for the heat disappears and I collapse on the tile floor in my underwear. I spent a big part of the weekend doing just this. It feels good, and I use no energy to do so. I also periodically crunch ice cubes with the dog.
To escape the heat, I did one of my favorite things this weekend. I went to West Virginia! This means I did no reading at all, whatsoever (this is sort of a lie: I read volumes 3-4 of the Walking Dead and most of Julie Doucet’s My New York Diary–the former which still underwhelms me a lot and the latter which is so great I can’t even describe it. Doucet draws like a clusterfuck. There is so much on every page and in every panel that my little eyeballs get gigantic. Also I like that she is French Canadian, which is irrelevant. But the Walking Dead pretty much sucks & I can hardly follow the storyline or what order the panels/conversations are in, which strikes me as incredibly stupid, on my part AND on the part of the illustrators. However, because I am a glutton for punishment I will continue reading them.)
Either way, yes, I went to West Virginia in a sad attempt to escape my 85 degree apartment. I ate at least 3 donuts.
Donuts!
We drove down the Ohio River a ways. We stopped in Beaver. We made a lot of dumb jokes. I knitted a lot. The dog slept a lot. I ate a bunch of snacks. THEN BEST OF ALL: we went to the Fiestaware Outlet. I go here probably twice a year, because it is one of my favorite places on the planet. I have more Fiestaware than I know what to do with (seriously, cupboards of the stuff), but this doesn’t stop me from continuing to shop there.
Fiestaware Outlet!
I bought a few things that I don’t necessarily need, and a few things that will make excellent presents, and a few things that I actually did need, which was exciting. Everything looks nice in Fiestaware. It’s problematic.
This is an excellent day-trip. I recommend it for all who appreciate fine, minorly imperfect Fiestaware at a serious discount.
Also, donuts make this trip even better than it already is.
It is theoretically going to cool down this week, so hopefully I can crack a book or two without breaking a sweat.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Donuts are the best thing. I must get some sooner than later.
April 28th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Anders, these are probably the best donuts I’ve ever eaten. One is even WHOLE WHEAT which sounded dumb and annoying at first (why would you try to make a donut remotely healthy?!) but is actually delish. Rochester is only a 30 minute-ish drive dahn the Ohio River. GO TO THE SPINNING DONUT.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
1. I frequently collapse in my underwear in a similar manner. For some reason this remind me of when we were roommates.
2. I WANT TO GO TO THAT OUTLET! I always tell you I love those plates and you always tell me how wonderful Fiestaware is. I’m insanely jealous.
3. Those doughnuts looks perfect.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:15 am
1. It reminds me of roommate time, too!!! Nothing like 100 degree August in Lexington to make me comfortable about walking around in my underwear in front of a complete stranger.
2. We will go the next time you visit! Duh!!!!
3. We will also stop and get SNACKS on the way! In donut form!
May 6th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I, too, loathed the Walking Dead series, which didn’t prevent me from reading somewhere around, I don’t know, four volumes. I stopped right where you are, I guess. I suggest you do, too, Elaina!
May 6th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Oops, got excited on the italics and bolds… Heh…