Carbondale Illinois is where I am now. Sitting of the couch attempting to do some emailing, but it's difficult with my mind constantly whispering for me to go to sleep. I left Ohio at 630am this morning. It was raining and dull and I wasn't in a great mood. But it was beautiful by the time I reached Purdue in West Lafayette Indiana. I didn't meet with anyone in the creative writing MFA department due to several factors. I hadn't received a email back from them, the director was out when I found his office, and I got phone numbers confused between Purdue and Indiana State. Took a few pictures, wandered around their campus and then made myself a peanut butter and honey sandwich and went on my way.
Indiana State has a really nice campus. It's huge, but all foresty and the buildings all look like the hall of languages at Syracuse. Didn't meet with anyone there either, so perhaps I wasted my day, but I did get to see the actual campuses, which I feel is important.
I started using my recorder today because I kept seeing very interesting things. Once I listen to it I'll remember everything. Using it just reminds me of how terrible I am at expressing my self out loud. I much more prefer writing. But you sometimes can't get around the fact that language is insufficient.
I saw real live Buffalo. I saw a real un-live stone giraffe. And I saw the biggest cross in the world.
Ohio and Indiana have pretty landscapes, but it mostly all looks the same. I did get to drive through a few tiny towns that were cool.
Cruise control is my new best friend. As is my good sense of direction.
12 hours driving is a lot, but I don't feel destroyed, just good and tired.
" Don't waste your money
Abstain from honey"
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Finally got around to glancing at your blog, Jess. Working my way backward. I didn't realize you'd the stops in Indiana had been so unsuccessful, people-wise. But you're right: seeing the campus is something you cannot do by email, telephone or internet. The big cross must be the one in Effingham. One of our MFA students, Evan Smith, made a wonderful thesis film dealing with his perplexity about all the fervent Christianity around here which used that as a major location. I'm going back to your blog, now. Sue
Oops. Blogging mistakes are embarrassing. My third sentence in the comment I just posted is all garbled, alas. But you can understand it.
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