is it that time already?

Happy Friday, all.

1. What’s the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?
Last place outside my current state: Minnesota. Goddamn was that a great weekend. Outside the country: For two and a half weeks during the summer of 1994, I traveled Europe with the Illinois Ambassadors of Music. At the moment, I don’t even have a passport.

2. What’s the most bizarre/unusual thing that’s ever happened to you while traveling?
Running into someone I knew … in a gift shop in Liechtenstein. That was pretty weird.

3. If you could take off to anywhere, money and time being no object, where would you go?
First of all, back to Minnesota. (Stop laughing, Ernie.) Then Chicago to visit people, and then down to L-Town, Kansas. Then maybe California, and from there somewhere sandy and tropical and blue. To paraphrase an old classic, I’ve seen London and I’ve seen France, and I’ve been up on the Alps with Swiss cattle and I’ve seen Munich and Venice and whatever. I’m down with the bustling metropolises and the scenic villages, now I want to see the beaches.

4. Do you prefer traveling by plane, train or car?
There is something exhilarating about flying, but it also makes me cranky. Car trips are fabulous but they take forever. I’ve never ridden long distances on trains - all I know is, I’ve gone 38 solid hours one way on Greyhound, and I will never do that shit again. It doesn’t matter HOW much I love you.

5. What’s the next place on your list to visit?
In actuality, it’ll probably be Illinois for Christmas. If I had my way, I’d do the California tour - some time with Kris, some time with Mitch, some time with Nonoko, some time with Sarah (once she returns to the land of the non-seasonally-affective weather). The days are getting shorter here…

Also, here’s a big old shout out to my recently-returned pal Corey, who included me in his webcam today. Thanks, Corey! You’re swell.