I'm currently in the library of Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Middle of Nowhere, Texas. I flew into Midland/Odessa ("hometown" of GWB) and rented a car and drove myself through a whole lot of pretty nothing today. It's been rainy, so the nothing is green instead of brown, which I assume it is most of the year. Sul Ross is mostly new-looking. Most of the buildings seem to have sprung up over the last decade. From where I sit now, looking out over the Chinati Mountain Range, off in the distance, I see a McDonalds arch.
My cell phone only works on roam, which almost caused me a breakdown. I am finding that claustrophobia works both ways and being in a remote, open-spacey location is making me as panicky as I am in NYC.
Odessa looks like Fresno with oil drills. I'm sorry, oal drills.
I'm in the mood to bitch about my day but will refrain. I will just remind myself that it is occasionally good to get out of one's comfort zone.
I give the conference about a 2 on a 10 point scale thus far. There was little information given out and no opportunity to meet anyone. We just ate a lot of crappy cafeteria food and then scattered. Hopefully things will get better tomorrow.
I thought about driving to Marfa (about 20 mins away) but figured everything would be closed on a Sunday night so decided against it. Thus far, I have no suitemate in my dorm suite, so I can smell up the bathroom as much as I wish.
Posted by Zerd at July 22, 2007 07:52 PM3 am poops!!
Posted by: andrea at July 23, 2007 11:18 AMIf you go to Marfa, check in the bookstore and see if my friend Katie was able to get those Morrissey biographies in stock that I wanted. Her friend runs the bookstore there and wanted biography suggestions. So obviously I suggested _Morrissey and Marr_.
Posted by: cm at July 23, 2007 05:14 PMyou can choose how much to smell up the bathroom? cool.
Posted by: christoph of julie at July 23, 2007 08:39 PM