A very long drive yesterday – driving from Western Illinois all the way to eastern Ohio, Heather and I arrived at Sara’s parents’ house after about eleven hours in the car, utterly exhausted. No one had an easy travel day – Indianapolis traffic broadcasts said terrible things like “All the North East is just a mess!” – Sara’s flight had been cancelled, and though she eventually made it as far as Cleveland on board a 19-person prop plane, her luggage never made it – and her little sister got hit by a deer somewhere outside of Pittsburgh while stopped at an intersection. I hope everyone else just decided to stay put this past Friday.
Ok – FINE – THIS part of Ohio IS quite stunning. Autumn has struck with a vengeance, and yellow leaves are swirling elegantly at every step. The setting sun illuminates traffic as we make our way to our show. Ha – Halloween and football commercials. “T&A and liquid”. Says it all really. Tool raises its Lovely head on the stereo and I bow my head to the ironically titled “Sober”.
