musings from Miami, part 1

Well, i'm finally on vacation. In Oxford, Ohio, where I went to college. Haven't really spent any time on campus in about ten years. So far, I'm loving it. I've got a new hotel room all to myself, with a Skyline, BW3, Brunos pizza, and Skippers pub in walking distance.

Anyone who can name this movie quote, email me and you get a hundred points, plus a pint of Graeter's next time you're in Louvull.

97X.....BAM! The future of Rocknroll....97X.....BAM! The future of Rocknroll... 97X...


Anyhow, no fair to cheaters who are from Cincy, dudes.


I love this place. Sure, part of me hated college, but I love Oxford. Hopefully, tomorrow it will be sunny and I can take some pictures. Old red brick and trees everywhere, cute little college town. Some things change, others stay the same.

Skipper's is still on the corner of Uptown. Brunos is still selling pizza, for a dollar a slice on the weekend evenings I'd bet. Phan Shin, still htere. LooneyTBird's is gone, and I have to wonder, where are these kids supposed to get their CDs from? No wonder the free pirated download people do so well.

Wild Berry is still there. Best place on earth. They make the best incense on earth, anywhere, and you can find it everywhere, too. I was in heaven, smelling it all. I love incense and never get to burn it at home, because of Jason and his allergies. So, bought five dollars worth, which is a lot. And now I smell like Dragon's Blood and Fairy Dust, whatever that is, kids, I dunno, but it smells good.

Miami is... a very different thing for me. You won't find Carter, Joey, or hell especially not Ren here. Aspen, once upon a dream, but not anymore. Ever. Parker, oh Parker would fit RIGHT in here, in his khakis and plaid shirts, all rumpled and looking like a JCrew ad that got slept in, picked up, still looks as good as when it first showed up in your mailbox. With his glasses and distraction, I think I must have been channelling a bit of Oxford when I wrote him.

Jack and Ryan. I can SO see thier stupid fool asses going from frat house to frat house, doing the godzilla and king kong thing, conning guys out of free beer and picking up on the freshman women.

Carter sits quiet, wondering where his ocean went to. Joey's pacing the room, trying to get the hell out of here and back to Zero where they know good music from bad. Ren's pissy, saying whatever you do, stay in the hotel room, don't go out or their preppiness might rub off. I haven't seen Jack and Ryan since we got here, but I'm sure they're wherever the women are, showing off and being clowns.

Some cute little college guy with a great tattoo on his arm was totally checking me out in Starbucks earlier. Me. Duh, like THAT happens everyday. Anyhow, it made me chuckle. Must have been the leather blazer.
Or, maybe, it was the fact that I was wearing it in the rain, not caring, smiling, having a grand old time just being myself, and not worrying what everyone else thinks. Not having to listen to anyone but my own muses, for a while.

I love my life, love LOVE my husband, am really lucky in all of that. And today, I'm thankful for this hotel, this laptop, HBO for free, guilty pleasures food, and Wild Berry Incense. Now, thanks to the internet, you can order it online at www.wild-berry.com

Aspen's off talking in the corner of the castle to a ghost, so I've gotta go help her out now. Stay tuned tommorrow night, for the report on the writer's workshop thing at Lane Library, with the Author Goddess herself. God, I am SO nervous.