a weekend in scranton
i've driven past the town dozens of time on my journeys to and from school, but never stopped in the thriving metropolis of scranton, PA until this past weekend. luke h. and were trying to get together, but the vast distance between our residences made it a bit far to travel for just a weekend, so we decided to meet somewhere in the middle, which just happened to be scranton. so we booked a hotel, brought games and movies and the laptop, and partied like it was senior year all over again. we stayed in a uber-seedy hotel on saturday, which added to the adventure and humor of the weekend, to put it mildly. but it made our stay at the holiday inn the next night feel like heaven, so that was a plus. and we cruised the streets of scranton looking for wifi hotspots so we could get our internet fix, and ended up camping out in front of the same house two days in a row. the neighbors must have wondered about us, but fortunately nobody called the fuzz on us. the holiday inn had free wireless available, so we didn't have need to go trolling for a signal during our stay there.we ate alot (in sporadic intervals, sort of like a snake), played multiple games of epic duels (which has to be the best. board/card game. ever), watched some tv and a movie and generally enjoyed lazing around and talking and laughing at good times had in time past and present. we were going to try and make it to a minor league baseball game, but the weather didn't cooperate, so we got our sports fix on tv instead. and my gaming skills are far superior to luke's in every way imaginable, as is my intellect. just for the record.
so yeah... it was a wicked good time.
and luke introduced me to this great song about a trucker who loses a load of 30,000 lbs of bananas in none other than scranton, PA. should have been the theme song for the weekend. it's hilariously awesome
but for now, it's back to the real world, with work and all that fun stuff awaiting tomorrow. i wish i could just be a nomad of sorts, traveling and visiting friends all the time, living out of a suitcase in hotels, my car my only permanent home. but weekend excursions will have to serve to whet my wanderlust for now.
turtle island concert next weekend. yessss
the end.
posted by Patrick @ 8:00 PM
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Oh yes, the "Uber Seedy" motel. Ken and I stayed at a similar hotel right by "ROCK CITY" (of "SEE ROCK CITY" billboard fame). The sign boasted a swimming pool, but there wasn't one out front and the back of the motel was built into the side of the mountain. We never saw the pool. The toilet hung off the wall at an angle. We were afraid to use the tub and we were tentative about using the sheets! Nonetheless, it was quiet except for the tv in the next room and the voices on the other side of the wall. We were really proud of ourselves for locating such a deal: $15 for a double in a high traffic tourist area. At least that's what they told us. When we went to Rock City the next morning there was only one other family there. I guess we were the only dolts who would pay $8 each to go in and look at a bunch of rock formations tastelessly decorated with little gnome statues. After that we decided to skip our planned visit to "RUBY FALLS" (of "SEE RUBY FALLS!!!!!!!!!!" billboard fame). We had already met our excitement quotient for that vacation!
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ours wasn't quite that bad... a few random scribblings on the walls, heavy smell of smoke, and general dingy and used appearance (and a nasty stain on one of the towels) was as bad as it got. our apartment was probably in worse shape our senior year, just minus the cigarette smoke, so we survived
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