Filing For Unemployment, The Park, And Me

I woke up feeling the need to get out of the house today.

And so I did. Per a friend's request, i decided to check out Sky Meadow Park near Paris. Paris, Virginia that is. First and foremost though, I got the important self-preservation stuff done like filing for unemployment and putting in my final hours at the former job on the online time sheet. It was a nice day and I was glad to get on the road, just to be outside. Before trekking all of the way down 7, I stopped at Taco Bell to pick up some cheap lunch. It was strange to be out and about at noon on a Tuesday. In and around my house that is. I gotta say that I felt like an alien a little.

Had to stop at a General Store in Bluemont to ask for directions. Drove past the Mount Weather Doomsday Hideaway Camp and drove up and down 50 until I found the park. Driving in, there was an honor donation box asking that I fork over 3 bucks. I gave it 2, agreeing that if the park was worth my drive, then it would get the extra dollar. Well, when I got there and looked around and noticed that the park looked sad without any foliage anywhere, I decided to turn around and head on back, holding onto my dollar. Driving through the steep hills of that mountain, I recall thinking to myself, "sure is nice out here. Glad I don't live here."