Still Hot

[danalwyn]

I haven't been on for a while because I managed to make myself sick in spectacular, stupid fashion (food-sick, not disease-sick), which was not very fun. Also, nothing exciting happens here.

Part of that is due to the weather. It's been hot here, and if there's one thing that you should know about living in Illinois when it's hot, it's that the heat brings out high natural growth in construction cones. Those things have been springing up everywhere. In fact, every major road leading to my apartment complex is under construction. Since it takes about 2-3 months for them to finish work on one intersection, or repave a section of road (sometimes more), I expect traffic to be hopelessly snarled until about mid-September.

Of course, I'm not sure whether that means I should basically live in my apartment like a hermit until it's over, or never go home and be a pathetic, rootless vagabond. Whatever. I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.

Comments

[silverjackal]

My vote is for vagabond, provided you can wander around and visit museums, libraries, book stores, aquaria, zoos, etc., eat in good restaurants, and visit with various friends. If not, then holing up at home with ample books and groceries might be the better (and more financially prudent) option.

I'm feeling particularly torn myself. I've been reading a biography (of Gerald Durrell) and it's stirred up my old desires to do a bit of adventuring. Only think, I haven't traveled (other than for work or family reasons) in five years. And there are so many places where I have never been, and would like to see...

[danalwyn]

This is suburban Illinois. If I walk long enough, I can wander around a strip mall. If I really go far, I can get to the other end of the strip mall, which is not only in a different area code, it's probably in a different time zone.

Five years is a long time for someone who likes to travel, although I doubt your job has that much vacation time that you can spend at your leisure (or that you have the leisure to spend).