I Dreamed That I Slept And I Actually Dreamed
I've been putting off writing this, my first blog post from Eastern Michigan University so there's a lot of stuff I have to cover and I hope I don't forget any of it.
For one, Ypsilanti is certainly not BG. I don't know why but this hit me on Wednesday, July 4th, when I walked to Dairy Queen: a boring old non-Miles owned Dairy Queen. I knew that I wasn't in BG before this, but that's when it really sunk in, paying over 5 bucks for a burger and fries at DQ. Also, walking to Dairy Queen was a pain. There's a bunch of restaurants in the Student Center here, but they keep really short hours and the whole place is closed on Sundays and was closed on the 4th of July. There's a few places to eat off campus right near me, but I wanted to see what else was around. 45 minutes of walking later, I gave up and ate at the DQ Brazier. The other day, I described Ypsilanti to Emily as "the bastard son of a suburb and a ghetto," and I still stand behind this description. In fact there is a street that crosses Washtenaw Ave. that I believe to have pinpointed as where the suburban-ness gives in to the ghetto-ness of Ypsilanti. I don't remember this road but on the corner there's a liquor store.
This isn't to say that I'm not enjoying myself. I'm having trouble meeting people, but I knew that would happen. On the other hand, I have a lot of time to work on meditating, getting plenty of sleep, studying, writing, reading and anything else I want to do. I can't remember the last time I was so rested, relaxed and also very bored. Regardless of how I feel about this place, it's a lot better than a factory, for sure.
For one, Ypsilanti is certainly not BG. I don't know why but this hit me on Wednesday, July 4th, when I walked to Dairy Queen: a boring old non-Miles owned Dairy Queen. I knew that I wasn't in BG before this, but that's when it really sunk in, paying over 5 bucks for a burger and fries at DQ. Also, walking to Dairy Queen was a pain. There's a bunch of restaurants in the Student Center here, but they keep really short hours and the whole place is closed on Sundays and was closed on the 4th of July. There's a few places to eat off campus right near me, but I wanted to see what else was around. 45 minutes of walking later, I gave up and ate at the DQ Brazier. The other day, I described Ypsilanti to Emily as "the bastard son of a suburb and a ghetto," and I still stand behind this description. In fact there is a street that crosses Washtenaw Ave. that I believe to have pinpointed as where the suburban-ness gives in to the ghetto-ness of Ypsilanti. I don't remember this road but on the corner there's a liquor store.
This isn't to say that I'm not enjoying myself. I'm having trouble meeting people, but I knew that would happen. On the other hand, I have a lot of time to work on meditating, getting plenty of sleep, studying, writing, reading and anything else I want to do. I can't remember the last time I was so rested, relaxed and also very bored. Regardless of how I feel about this place, it's a lot better than a factory, for sure.
posted by Corey Whompus at 7:07 AM
5 Comments:
There really is nothing like Myles Dairy Queen; maybe you should just give up on that now.
Several other reasons why EMU isn't as good as BG:
EMU- Like the Emu. It's an inferior bird. A wannabe ostrich. Like the alpaca is a wannabe llama.
Stimmel's- Specifically you don't have Stimmel's. No more wine/beer tastings. From now on i'll pour a little a bit of my beer on the floor for my homey...until management asks me to not come back.
Deposit- Michigan's one of those stupid deposit states. Beer's more expensive because of this, right?
Just my thoughts.
Corey,
You need to make a rss feed for your blog, so that I can track you like an endangered species.
Nevermind, I found this one:
http://coreywhompus.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
You should probably update again and talk about your undying love for Pokemon, and how your pocket monster friends have ended your loneliness at EMU.
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