This Goes Out to Anyone Who Knows Where My Head Has Been These Last Few Days
Earlier this semester, I really wasn't looking forward to spring break. I mean, I didn't mind, but I planned on spending a good portion of it at the apartment. For some reason, the past 2 weeks or so, I have become very excited to spend some time at home. I guess I've just been thinking about the things I want to do when I'm home. Here are the things I'm most looking forward to, in no particular order.
Going to Lina's
Lina's Wine and Beverage is probably one of the most bizarre places in the entire world. Judged just by appearances, it looks like every other seedy liquor store in the world, and on one hand it is. They have every thing a seedy liquor store should have: Porno mags, cheap liquor and beer, etc. On the other hand, they have the largest selection of microbrew and import beers in northeast Ohio. Drinking microbrewed beers has become a serious hobby of mine and I get so frustrated by the large holes in the selection here in northwest Ohio: holes my side of Ohio would most definitely have if it weren't for the existence of Lina's. I will be making at least one stop here while I'm home, specifically to pick up the insanely delicious Gumballhead wheat beer. It's like candy and I can't find it around here.
Hanging with my Cat's
My family has 2 cats: KC and Pippen. They are both rad. KC is getting so old and so affectionate, she's just a joy to have around. Pippen is much younger and has so much energy and if you pet her on the side of her face and move your hand away, she'll follow it until she nearly falls over. It's adorable! They will be getting some serious face time with me.
Going to 1899
I was talking to a friend the other day about the college bars. I've never been, but it's not because I don't like bars. I'm just afraid of the crowds I'm sure fill the college places. I have a favorite bar at home, and I love going there. It's called 1899, and it's a very rad place. Once again, their beer selection is very solid, so I get my fix on nice beer and at $2.75 a bottle, the price isn't obscene. They also have a very nice upstairs section with couches and encyclopedias if you need them (really!). I hope I get a chance to head over there.
Listening to Coast to Coast AM
One of the best pleasures of going out at night while I'm at home are the car rides back to my house after spending the night doing whatever. I just turn on WTAM 1100 and listen to Coast to Coast AM, which is a conspiracy theory radio show syndicated around the country. It may be on the radio around here but I've never looked for it. At home though, listening to crazy people talk about aliens and reptoids and all other sorts of nutty stuff is the best way to unwind after a night out. Also, while we're talking about radio...
Listening to Opie and Anthony
Opie and Anthony are unlike any "shock jocks" I've ever heard, mostly because they are ridiculously funny, but also because they don't take themselves at all seriously and don't worry about trying to find and work on the typical "hot button" issues that shock jocks always try to drive into the ground. It's the most genuinely entertaining radio show I have every heard and they make Howard Stern seem like uninspired garbage.
Going to Half Price Books
Grounds For Thought is a coffee shop/used book store around here but the selection is embarrassing. Last time I was there I couldn't even find a single book by John Steinbeck. Half Price Books is always busting at the seams with super cheap literature. I hope to pick up a copy of Tortilla Flats as well as some more books by Graham Greene while I am home. HPB also tends to carry a selection of interesting classic computer games, which are another passion of mine. They also have a rack of old games for like 2 dollars and I have made some awesome finds there (Syberia for 2 dollars and LucasArts' Afterlife most notably off the top of my head). I'm looking to find a new copy of Grim Fandango and possibly another LucasArts adventure game or two. I feel like a wiener going into such a nice bookstore and looking at the video games, but I am a collector and the chance to find a hidden treasure is irresistible.
There are more things I'm looking forward to like visiting friends, but these are the simple pleasures that make going home worth it.
In other news, I finished A Burnt-Out Case. The ending seemed hastily put together but I really dug it all the way through. It is a highly suggested read.
Going to Lina's
Lina's Wine and Beverage is probably one of the most bizarre places in the entire world. Judged just by appearances, it looks like every other seedy liquor store in the world, and on one hand it is. They have every thing a seedy liquor store should have: Porno mags, cheap liquor and beer, etc. On the other hand, they have the largest selection of microbrew and import beers in northeast Ohio. Drinking microbrewed beers has become a serious hobby of mine and I get so frustrated by the large holes in the selection here in northwest Ohio: holes my side of Ohio would most definitely have if it weren't for the existence of Lina's. I will be making at least one stop here while I'm home, specifically to pick up the insanely delicious Gumballhead wheat beer. It's like candy and I can't find it around here.
Hanging with my Cat's
My family has 2 cats: KC and Pippen. They are both rad. KC is getting so old and so affectionate, she's just a joy to have around. Pippen is much younger and has so much energy and if you pet her on the side of her face and move your hand away, she'll follow it until she nearly falls over. It's adorable! They will be getting some serious face time with me.
Going to 1899
I was talking to a friend the other day about the college bars. I've never been, but it's not because I don't like bars. I'm just afraid of the crowds I'm sure fill the college places. I have a favorite bar at home, and I love going there. It's called 1899, and it's a very rad place. Once again, their beer selection is very solid, so I get my fix on nice beer and at $2.75 a bottle, the price isn't obscene. They also have a very nice upstairs section with couches and encyclopedias if you need them (really!). I hope I get a chance to head over there.
Listening to Coast to Coast AM
One of the best pleasures of going out at night while I'm at home are the car rides back to my house after spending the night doing whatever. I just turn on WTAM 1100 and listen to Coast to Coast AM, which is a conspiracy theory radio show syndicated around the country. It may be on the radio around here but I've never looked for it. At home though, listening to crazy people talk about aliens and reptoids and all other sorts of nutty stuff is the best way to unwind after a night out. Also, while we're talking about radio...
Listening to Opie and Anthony
Opie and Anthony are unlike any "shock jocks" I've ever heard, mostly because they are ridiculously funny, but also because they don't take themselves at all seriously and don't worry about trying to find and work on the typical "hot button" issues that shock jocks always try to drive into the ground. It's the most genuinely entertaining radio show I have every heard and they make Howard Stern seem like uninspired garbage.
Going to Half Price Books
Grounds For Thought is a coffee shop/used book store around here but the selection is embarrassing. Last time I was there I couldn't even find a single book by John Steinbeck. Half Price Books is always busting at the seams with super cheap literature. I hope to pick up a copy of Tortilla Flats as well as some more books by Graham Greene while I am home. HPB also tends to carry a selection of interesting classic computer games, which are another passion of mine. They also have a rack of old games for like 2 dollars and I have made some awesome finds there (Syberia for 2 dollars and LucasArts' Afterlife most notably off the top of my head). I'm looking to find a new copy of Grim Fandango and possibly another LucasArts adventure game or two. I feel like a wiener going into such a nice bookstore and looking at the video games, but I am a collector and the chance to find a hidden treasure is irresistible.
There are more things I'm looking forward to like visiting friends, but these are the simple pleasures that make going home worth it.
In other news, I finished A Burnt-Out Case. The ending seemed hastily put together but I really dug it all the way through. It is a highly suggested read.
posted by Corey Whompus at 9:07 PM
1 Comments:
"they make Howard Stern seem like uninspired garbage."
I'd say that nowadays, Howard Stern is uninspired garbage. But that's probably just because I'm a girl, and I don't get it.
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