10.14.02 – charleston, WV, lexington , KY

there is NOTHING TO DO when you are sans motor vehicle and living in a motel on the outskirts of lexington, KY for the weekend. yes, given that most of my complaints are about lack of free time to myself, i won’t fail to entertain myself with internet access and a big thick russian novel for the rest of the day. but if i had a car my roommate majorie and i would be going horseback riding on a kentucky horse farm, so i’m kinda bummed about that. i’m not wild about the south (this california convert misses avocados on sale 4/$1, dry desert air and the ocean, and the juxtaposition of baptist churches and strip clubs here rankle my inner feminist), but fortunately tomorrow we’re headed back across the mason-dixon line to indiana, and then illinois and michigan.

i saw white oleander last night. it moves a bit too slow to please the average action-flick buff, but since watching movies is mostly a visual experience for me, i just require them to be eye-candy – as long as the plot and dialogue are not so awful as to be distracting, and i get to look at pretty people, costumes, and scenery, i’m happy.

mm. need a cafe nearby. the sort with squishy couches and non-fluorescent lighting and excellent espresso where i can settle down at a table amongst other bookish sorts and read my book all afternoon. since the best i can do is waffle house (did i mention that i hate the south?), and i already spent two hours there this morning with a book and bad coffee, i’m stuck in my hotel room for the afternoon. at least i have the internet to keep me company.