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August 16, 2005
"This is no Lyndale Avenue."
Today I went to a city. Cleveland, to be specific. Lauren and I went to dinner at the Great Lakes Brewing Company.
We sat at a table outside overlooking an alley-like street. The outdoor part of the restaurant allows dogs and provides water for them, but there wasn't a single dog in sight. No Lyndale Avenue indeed. The one block the restaurant was on was cute, but a block away, where we parked our car, felt less than inviting. The food was decent, but I have to admit that for me, the trip was much more about getting out of Oberlin (and the Cleveland suburbs that we usually hit up) than about what we ate.
Unfortunately, though, I don't think I like Cleveland. I can count on one hand the number of times I've been there. The first was when I came to visit Oberlin as a high school junior and my family spent a day at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and then saw RENT somewhere in the city. The second time was for an Ani DiFranco concert that I got to by a school bus provided by the college. The third time, I saw Jess Klein at the Beachland Ballroom. Tonight was the fourth time. And I really don't think I like it very much.
I know that probably, no city will ever be to me what Minneapolis is. But I really was hoping that I'd like Cleveland enough that when I felt desperate to escape Oberlin and that Nasty Ohio Feeling (sorry, Ohioans), I'd have a place to go. I know I've seen very little of the actual city, but it just feels wrong to me. I promise to give it another try, but so far, I'm just not a fan.
How am I ever going to find anywhere but Minneapolis that feels like home to me?
Other than our great adventure to Cleveland, the only excitement in my life is our gorgeous new computer. Since I can't have a baby or a puppy right now, this computer is going to have to fill that void for me. A tall order, I know, but I'm fairly confident that it will be up to the challenge. Just as soon as we find a name for it.
Posted to Oberlin at August 16, 2005 09:06 PM
Comments
The Toshiba I bought about a month ago is the best investment I've ever made--you're going to love yours. It may not be a gurgling bundle of joy, but wrap it in a blanket or something and you'll never know the difference.
Posted by: Kathy at August 17, 2005 09:27 AM