keep happy friendship with your pets

Hi! I'm in IOWA! I went to Lou Henri yesterday for lunch. I think they should give you a prize if you eat the whole Tempeh Burrito, that thing is ridiculous. It's like a vegan version of a 12-ounce steak... why would you even serve that much food when you know it' not possible to finish it??? Let's see... Summit House is still the shizzle hizzle, as far as I'm concerned. There is now organic homebrew on tap in the basement for two dollars a glass. Wha???! That's right, two dollars. It's delish, and the whole thing is rigged to come out of our old deep-freeze that died last year. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! (I'll drink to that, hahaha.)

Also, I am overcome with inspiration. I got my own office about a month ago and it's just a wee cinderblock walk-in closet, but it's mine, all mine. So I was thinking that I would use these stamps that I got to put quotes on the wall and then paint chery blossoms around them, but then I started thinking about how cool it would be to have a bicycle wheel just hanging somewhere. Some inexplicable found art just pasted up or strewn around... THEN I started thinking about Joseph Cornell and his shadowboxes, and that's when I realized that my office is going to be a masterpiece. I just have to keep my eyes peeled for good junk.

Wow, I miss it here. Maybe someday I can come back to Iowa. Though, I have to say that it's wonderful and more sweet than bitter to love a place so much. And to love my friends so much. I mean, even missing people feels good sometimes.