i've got big plans. big, exciting plans. plans which i wanted to keep to myself, and then surprise people when i reveal where i've been and my experiences there, but then i thought, what if i'm raped and murdered and no one knows where to find me? so in that grisly event, here are my plans.

this weekend is, of course, four-day break (and not a moment too soon). i decided i would leave campus at 10 am friday, skipping most of my classes. but the inevitable question arises - what will i do with all that extra time? i don't really need to be home until around 6. that's eight hours. oh, the possibilities.

so i decided i would take a road trip. by myself. hours in the car for that cathartic scream-singing freedom, with an enriching destination in mind, somewhere i never would have thought about going to alone. i'm thinking, museums in cincinatti or columbus or toledo, cross the state line to pittsburgh, take a scenic drive through west virginia and see how far i can go. well, there's a million things i want to do, and a fair number of things i can actually do in eight hours. but i'm pretty sure my roaming will take me in the general direction of hocking hills park, which is supposed to be one of the most beautiful and expansive areas in the state, and the web site certainly has me hooked. i can't wait to get to the heart of nature and see what happens. i'll go armed with a notebook and a camera; i'll let you know how it goes.

if i don't let you know how it goes, though, come looking for my rotting carcass somewhere in logan, ohio.