Weekend

This weekend was fun. I went to Howl at the Moon with Jen, Mel, and Karma. This was good bonding time with my future boss.

Otherwise the weekend was eventless. Saturday I got up and took it easy. I had this realization about the positive Muncie. For instance, I got up to make some cereal, but I was out of milk. So I walked over to the Village Pantry for some milk. The girl working is the one that I usually see, and we struck up a conversation about different things. As I was walking back, I waved to a couple of workers I casually know at different stores. The fact that I experience a friendly Muncie this morning has nothing to do with the positives of Muncie. Instead, it made me think of what Muncie had going for it. Basically, it's cheap to live in Muncie. You can easily find a rental for $200/month. In our class we are making a neighborhood plan for a west side Muncie neighborhood. You can easily buy an awesome, historical, Victorian house for under $200,000. I know a lot of friends that stayed in Muncie because it's cheap to rent here; it has nothing to do with the job market, because the job market sucks in Muncie. But, if educated people start hanging around Muncie it has a good position to attract more jobs. Especially since Ball State is here. These factors can easily attract an arts group of people. Artsy people are good, and eventually the city will become an overpriced center for Yuppies.

That doesn't mean I'm staying. I'm leaving. But, hey, there are good things about Muncie.

We're leaving for Mississippi Wednesday. We get to pick up a university van and rode-trip down to the Gulf Coast. This is brining back memories of the Interstate Dance Party 2004. Send me a request to view the video. It explains why I am such good friends with everyone in my planning studio.