September 19, 2005
Indy
On Saturday, I went to Indy with friends. Ostensibly, we went to go shopping, but since I hadn't any money, I just looked around. We started off at the ritzy mall, Circle Centre where the new H&M is located. Here's a picture of the mall (cuz it was kinda cool inside, although I felt really conspicuous taking the photo):
We were hungry, so we ate at Johnny Rockets where the waitresses have to dance to R-E-S-P-E-C-T and they give your nickels for your own personalized juke box on the table AND they put your ketchup in a smiley face.
After perusing through way too many stacks of clothing (it made me feel so consumerish and following the crowdish looking at all these embroidered and individualized clothes that everyone seems to be wearing these days), we walked around outside for a little while to see this fountain and the capitol building.
Here are some photos from that eye-catching fountain:
(I don't know why fountains constantly follow the idea of having water come from the mouth of some type of animal, be it frog, dolphin, man, or buffalo. It just doesn't seem refreshing.)
And we were cheesy and did this pose:
And now the five-domed capitol, but I didn't get all the domes.
On closer inspection, we found this strange statue out front. I don't know if it's saying that hoosiers are dunces, but I'm curious.
And one more of the building with an extra dome or two:
Oh yeah, and Erica and Cristen disembodied:
Downtown Indy uses state names as street names. For instance, Circle Center was on Maryland St. And Cristen got a picture of Ohio St. (and even Cleveland - her home town.) Erica ran out of film before she could take a picture of New York St., so this one is for her.
It took us a while to find Utah St. and when we did, I have to say I was sorely disappointed. It was this dark, rundown alley full of used needles.
Ok, ok. There was no Utah St. Nope, not even an alley. We even checked the atlas at Borders. Utah's always getting discriminated against. I was offended.
Something cool about being here, though, is the highway signs to exotic places like Frankfort or Memphis or Dayton. Here's one where I can choose to go to either Columbus, Oh or Chicago.
After shopping at Trader Joe's (a unique grocery store), we headed home to Lafayette and ate buffalo wings. Then we went bowling. I was going to put those photos on tonight, too, but it's almost time for the season premier of Arrested Development, so I gotta go. I'll post them later.
Posted by kea at September 19, 2005 07:23 PM