east west

nebraska = the good life

as much as i would mock michiganites (michiganders? michiganians?) for thinking they are the center of the world, i'm seeing that my world is rather portland-centric. nebraska gives a sense of wholesomeness (people who drink lots of milk with their meat), vastness (where do the streets end?) and political loyalty (i had almost forgotten that american flags existed) not found in the northwest. my frame of reference has been shifted - no longer comparing the present locale to virginia, but rather to oregon. no longer thinking up and west, but over and east. trying not to follow every statement with a sentence that begins, "well in portland...."

it's been quiet. we've been well loved. it's been slow. you'd think all this given time would force me to make it through graham greene and rilke. to fill the pages in my journal.

speaking of which, while nervous on the flight over here, i simply wrote for four hours straight. after i could think of nothing else to write about, i named all 50 states and placed them in geographical order. then i listed them in alphabetical order along with their capitals. what's the capital of maine? i'm thinking it's bangor....

posted by jessica @ 2:18 PM