Glad it went by fast
Posted on October 3, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized
Well, two and a wakeup, as they say. My time here in Montgomery is almost over and I can’t say it’s been good. I wanted to do a lot more here than I actually did. I thought about doing some hiking in the Talladega National Forest but did not, mostly because I didn’t make it a priority. I also did not bring a pack with me, had too much school work to do, and read something about chiggers, which scared the crap out of me. I also wanted to visit the Civil Rights Museum and the Dexter Ave. Church (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s church); I did not make it to either of these fine places. I actually feel ashamed of this. I typically impress upon people, especially my little sister, the importance of getting into the place where you are and enjoying what it has to offer. Part of my laziness has to do with my attitude toward Alabama and the South in general; in short, that attitude is negative, to say the least. I can’t honestly think of a good reason to live here (please don’t be offended if you live in the South or like the region–this is just my opinion and obviously not a statement of objectivity). I have to admit, and I know this is going to sound stupid, but it mostly has to do with the weather. It is so damn hot and humid. I can’t stand it!!
One thing I did do was go out and here some good live music. Of course, I wanted to hear some blues. By blues, I mean the typical movie image of an old black guy sitting up on stage with nothing but his guitar and a microphone, belting out his tunes to a medium sized crowd in a very smoky dive of a bar. I looked for this in Mississippi three years and never found it; I didn’t find it here either. What I did find was a band called Caddle playing at a bar called Kokopelli. The band was, in my opinion, really cool because they are a lot like DBT…dirty, unrefined southern rock. They had a little too much fun and should have played more and drank less, but what they did play was very good. The strange thing about that night was that the bar was closing for good the next day. I’ve never closed a bar…kind of wierd.
Other than that, I have had a generally crappy time here. Being away from Erin and Maggie has really sucked. The course I’ve been in has sucked. And the many of the people in the course have sucked. The last three and a half weeks have served as a reminder of my status as not one of the cool kids. But I won’t whine about that again. You all should be grateful to Erin because, being my sounding board, she gets to hear most of my whining and therefore saves y’all from it.
Needless to say, I am looking forward to the drive to ID and actually arriving. It will be good to be back on familiar ground again, at least in terms of having loved ones around again.
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