Blogging From Indiana
Bits and pieces from my trip to Indiana:
Toll Booths
I took the toll road to the airport. I managed to scrape together $0.75 for the first toll and hoped that the other toll booths had attendants who could give me change. Luckly they did, but I always wonder what you do if you are stuck there without change. Why don’t they have a change machine? Or make the toll be $1? Or take credit cards. Otherwise, you either have to flag down another car to ask for change, or speed on by and hope you don’t get caught.
Dinner
Dinner was a box of Junior Mints and sour gummy worms. I didn’t feel like overpaying for a McDonald’s burger at the airport.
Reading
Creativity’s top 50. Hoping most of the names will sink in so that next time I hear the names, I won’t feel like an idiot for not knowing who they are talking about. Hoping to finish Free Culture finally.
Rental Car
They gave me a brand new PT Cruiser with less than 200 miles on it. The interior was stylish and pretty cool, but I don’t think I would ever buy one. I can’t really explain why, though. It seems decent enough…
Hotel
I am staying at the Essenhaus here in Middlebury. It is my first time here, and it is nicer than the nickname it has in our office: “The F’en House.” They said they were hit by lightning a little while before I arrived. A fire alarm was going off downstairs from my room. It took them until past midnight before they could turn it off. Internet was down until this evening which is why I haven’t posted sooner.
Extended Forecast
It has been raining hear since I arrived. Supposed to rain most of the week. It hasn’t dampened my spirits though. I had a successful first day of photography capped off by a nice dinner with Craig Lamson. Ready to do it again tomorrow…
