So, my couch surfing karma was not with me this week. Jon and I had lots of positive experiences using couchsurfing.com on tour this year to hook up places to stay, but I had two people fink out on me at the last minute this week. The guy in Boulder never gave me his contact info, so at 9 o'clock at night frustrated and confused, I just drove away from Boulder. Granted, Scout and I had a good day in Boulder. It's a pretty little college town nestled in the mountains. We hiked a bit, but mostly just lounged around and visited the farmer's market. I realized though, that, and I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but I don't really like rich people. My first reflection was that I didn't like rich liberals, which there are plenty of in Boulder, but no, I just don't like rich people in general. After spending time in Jackson and then Boulder, I was thinking about it a lot. It just makes no sense to me that someone can spend $1,000 on a handbag or a coffee mug or whatever when there are folks who don't have food. Or healthcare. I guess I'm more of a socialist than I thought.
I got to Fort Collins and stayed in this precious little road side motel that reminded me of something out of It Happened One Night. Small and shabby but clean and cheap ($50!), it was a total find. Then, since my couchsurf from Omaha took a last minute trip to Vegas with her sister (whatevs), I drove all the way to Des Moins last night. That means that, yes, I drove ALL the way across Nebraska yesterday. It's funny, because I'd been dreading Nebraska in particular, but enjoyed it MUCH more than Wyoming or Eastern Colorado because it had trees! Lovely little trees across the farmland that made it much more bearable to look at.
Today, I'm off to Iowa City to have lunch with my friend Carly from Athens and then onto Normal to visit James and Erica! Yay reunions!
Oh, and on a side note, I haven't held all that well to the not drinking thing. I realized that what I don't enjoy is getting drunk. I had a glass of wine last night after driving for 10 hours and it was quite lovely. That is all. Carry on.
2 comments:
Maybe you just don't like selfish people. Some rich people do a lot of good taking money out of their expensive purses. The lucky news for you is that even the selfish people who aren't sensitive about issues unless they are personally affected live in a democracy with you. And enough of them have been personally affected that they voted the way you want this time. And, IF THERE ARE ENOUGH POLITICIANS WHOSE OPINIONS ARE NOT BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, you might be much happier with what happens in your country in the next few years.
Lots of thinking time on your hands, heh?
Hurry up and come see me!!
First of all, so jealous of your It Happened One Night motel experience! We just watched that movie the other night. Still love it. So well done!
Secondly, the word verification on this comment says "haniess" which I think is an appropriate new word to describe Hannah's Happiness.
So, I'm glad you're finding your haniess on this trip. Can't wait to see you!
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