went to wentzville, mo this weekend.
yea. that was interesting.
where big new houses compete with big old corn fields.
i was torn.
big new house?
corn field.
big new house?
corn field.

later that evening, headed downtown to a charity party in one of those fancy new lofts...you know what i'm talking about.
it was a good time to be had despite the group of over 30 year old women who were clearly horny and desperate.
i began to wonder if the charity event was for these woman.
i became confused about the whole thing and eventually left.


back to my neck of the woods the next day in tower grove park.
the festival of nations was bigger and badder than a michael jackson video.
i was incognito.
nicole richie sunglasses with a south of the border looking cowboy hat.
i felt i could halfway fit in with at least one of the 30 nations represented....except maybe korea.
and probably not nigeria.

the folks got their power back on, packed their bags and headed to the east side of tower grove park to reclaim their home.
i was happy for them.
but i will miss the "real food" that was being prepared at my place with them there.
they had REAL ONIONS.
DICED REAL TOMATOES.
GARLICH CLOVES!!!
Wow!!! I have an OVEN?

a spontanious visit from a cool chica from cleveland came through last night.
"hey a-go-go! i just finished teaching a summer course in columbia, and i'm bored out here in the sticks. can i come to st. louis and hang with you for a night and then head out tomorrow?"
i'm always open to a spontanious visit.
it's the surest way i can straighten my place in less than an hour.
everything but the shoe disaster (shoe rack broke) and the never ending heap of mail that needs to be shredded (burned).

i took her to where else but pho  grand for dinner.
then she wanted to see the arch.
we walked around the leg of the arch and then headed to the loop.
got some ice cream.
men were falling out around her.
she's pretty like that and according to one man, she has pretty feet.

but sorry boys, she's happily taken.