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eponymous_roseGack. I am dead from love of Iowa. It's so much greener than I expected, and every single person ever seems to be going out of their way to be nice to the crazy Canadians. :D
My brother's place is absolutely amazing - a beautifully restored Victorian set of apartments, all prefurnished with overstuffed chairs and dubious wall-hangings of unknown origin. The city's awesome, with lots of neat old buildings and a trolley and such. But the brands of food are all different! We went shopping and had to squint at every item instead of looking for the familiar colours.(Mah pink cream soda! Where is it?) Amazing place, though - I'm sorry to be leaving so soon!
The only issue, of course, was getting the phone and internet up and running - but even that seems to have been resolved by rebooting for five hours straight, which is good because that's about the extent of my tech support skillz.
Alas, since we're leaving tomorrow and on a bit of a tight schedule due to Mom's work only giving her a week off, it doesn't look like I'm gonna be having any time for visiting Internet friends this time around - but hey! At least now I have another excuse to come back again! :D And I shall wave like a crazy person when we pass any of your places of residence!
In unrelated news, I finally read "The Gallifrey Chronicles". My spoiler-free thoughts are is: BEEZ?
I've also decided to listen to all the BFAs from start to finish and am happily progressing through "The Sirens of Time" as we speak. Well, as I type and you read. Or, y'know, skim. Or something.
Ooh, I hear thunder. Better go.
My brother's place is absolutely amazing - a beautifully restored Victorian set of apartments, all prefurnished with overstuffed chairs and dubious wall-hangings of unknown origin. The city's awesome, with lots of neat old buildings and a trolley and such. But the brands of food are all different! We went shopping and had to squint at every item instead of looking for the familiar colours.
The only issue, of course, was getting the phone and internet up and running - but even that seems to have been resolved by rebooting for five hours straight, which is good because that's about the extent of my tech support skillz.
Alas, since we're leaving tomorrow and on a bit of a tight schedule due to Mom's work only giving her a week off, it doesn't look like I'm gonna be having any time for visiting Internet friends this time around - but hey! At least now I have another excuse to come back again! :D And I shall wave like a crazy person when we pass any of your places of residence!
In unrelated news, I finally read "The Gallifrey Chronicles". My spoiler-free thought
I've also decided to listen to all the BFAs from start to finish and am happily progressing through "The Sirens of Time" as we speak. Well, as I type and you read. Or, y'know, skim. Or something.
Ooh, I hear thunder. Better go.
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Date: 2007-08-24 03:26 am (UTC)Non-stop rain for a week will do that. It's not normally this green in late August. Come by in May or June though, and you'll see the green again.
And I shall wave like a crazy person when we pass any of your places of residence!
Are you driving by on I-35? That place by Ames with the big water tower and the buildings that look like a matched set of Pizza Huts? That's where I work. I'm in a light-red brick building near the base of the water tower, and you probably can't see much of it from the highway.
You definitely can't see my place of residence from I-35, but you can wave toward the east when you pass Highway 30 just south of Ames.
Have a safe journey home, and do come again.
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Date: 2007-08-28 04:30 am (UTC)Ooh, right. I imagine it would.
Hereabouts, it's pretty dang brown all the time, so it was a really refreshing change.
Are you driving by on I-35?
Ooh, I was indeed! I made sure to wave out the window, but I think I may have weirded out the guy in the truck beside me. That was awkward.
Have a safe journey home, and do come again.
Thank you! I'm really looking forward to visiting my brother another time, hopefully soon!