this week...

...has been noneventful, but meaningful at the same time. the crickets are chirping away, singing their song as i write this. shut up already. i feel like kerstin (my roomate from south africa and good friend) who was bound and determined to exterminate several species of birds while she was there.
i had a couple heart-to-hearts with my parents, which was good.
i had a great and busy morning at work on wednesday, but then went home early because i was feeling like i might have a seizure, which, as some of you know, is always fun. so now i am flying the freak flag at work as the "epileptic." woohoo. but my colleagues are supportive and concerned, so that is nice.
friday night will probably be the highlight of my time in iowa (i mean, next to the self-discovery blah blah blah).

james is coming to the iowa state fair and mutti, being the good mom that she is, got us front and center tickets. i love james taylor. not to sound all sappy, but his songs have meant a lot to me. i own all of his albums. and when i was living in washington, dc, he was prawly my best friend. so i am pretty darn excited. plus, after work tomorrow and before the concert, i will get to experience a bit of the fair. i do enjoy fairs, having myself been in 4-H in my past life. that is right. my 4-H prjoects were: sheep, rabbits, horticulture, foods, and sewing. i had the champion display at the state fair one year called "sheep! there's more to it than just wool" and one year i had the champion tomato plant. how many jetsetters do you know who can also explain the anatomy of large livestock? not many would be my guess.

now we come to a new series here on "this is most certainly true." it is entitled: iowa: the lost driving rules. my days off are spent getting lost in a small city and trying to avoid accidents. these rules pertain to things which most iowans didn't learn in drivers ed.

iowa: the lost driving rules #1: the yield sign

this sign is similar to a stop sign, except you don't have to stop if there are no cars around. if there are other cars around, you have to let them go through the intersection and go first on the onramp and then you can go. it does not refer to crop yield. commonly found on freeway entrances. just because you have a powerstroke diesel truck does not mean you can ignore it. basically, a stop sign unless there is no one around. which means you have to actually look around when you are driving, which also seems to be a growth area for you people.

the rest of the week should be fun. i close saturday and work again at 7 sunday morning. that should be fun.