Ohio: Boyfriend/Entity of the Week
The past six days I've been visiting friends and family in my hometown in Ohio. So many things to say, mostly feelings and impresisons...can't do it now, because I'm back at the old chocolate factory grind. So I'll just type out a few speedy micro-stories.
Choke & Puke. This is what we call Devola Creamland, the little soft-serve ice cream shop that's about a three-minute drive/ten-minute bike ride from my parents' house. Little run-down soft-serve stands are part of the soul of the rural Midwest. I've probably consumed about 200 ice cream cones from Devola Creamland over the years. This visit, my Mom, Dad, and I went out there on a Sunday as the sun began to set. I ordered a cone, Mom ordered a cup, Dad ordered a cone, and Mom...ordered a large cone? "What's that for?" I asked.
"It's for the dog," she said. Yes, my parents get the dog ice cream every time they visit Devola Creamland.
Story # 2 is not a story. It's that I'm a few days late with Boyfriend of the Week. I'd like to say that it's Ohio, but I can't, because Ohio is a state, not a girl or a boy. So I'll make Ohio the Entity of the Week. My friend Carrie's boyfriend Brian was born and raised in Ohio. 33 years of Mariettadom, which is insane. He's really cute, though. We all went on a hike on property of his family. Brian said the word "holler", as in "Hollw", as in "a mini-valley in the woods." I hadn't heard that word in ages. For that, Brian get to share Entity of the Week/Boyfriend of the Week with Ohio.
Choke & Puke. This is what we call Devola Creamland, the little soft-serve ice cream shop that's about a three-minute drive/ten-minute bike ride from my parents' house. Little run-down soft-serve stands are part of the soul of the rural Midwest. I've probably consumed about 200 ice cream cones from Devola Creamland over the years. This visit, my Mom, Dad, and I went out there on a Sunday as the sun began to set. I ordered a cone, Mom ordered a cup, Dad ordered a cone, and Mom...ordered a large cone? "What's that for?" I asked.
"It's for the dog," she said. Yes, my parents get the dog ice cream every time they visit Devola Creamland.
Story # 2 is not a story. It's that I'm a few days late with Boyfriend of the Week. I'd like to say that it's Ohio, but I can't, because Ohio is a state, not a girl or a boy. So I'll make Ohio the Entity of the Week. My friend Carrie's boyfriend Brian was born and raised in Ohio. 33 years of Mariettadom, which is insane. He's really cute, though. We all went on a hike on property of his family. Brian said the word "holler", as in "Hollw", as in "a mini-valley in the woods." I hadn't heard that word in ages. For that, Brian get to share Entity of the Week/Boyfriend of the Week with Ohio.
posted by Lefty at 9:21 AM
2 Comments:
bir
my ma was born in a place that the locals called nigger hollow. Neat huh? Tennessee rules ass. glad to have you back west. Did you bring me a present? If not, well i might be bummed. A little.
Too funny that your mom and dad bring Rex ice cream. Jeeez, that dog lives the life of a prince out there in Marietta/Devo land.
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