Road Trip

This weekend I drove to Indiana for a Conference. (Wow, how professional!) It was an interesting drive on the way down. The first half of the trip was rain. Sometimes a LOT of rain. Rain to the point that it was pretty pointless to have the wipers going, because they couldn't keep up. When the rain finally let up, it was wind. Strong wind. VERY strong wind. Yeah, that might have had something to do with the tornadoes that wreaked havoc on that part of the country. Not that I saw any tornadoes--I'm not sure they made it as far as I was--but I was kind of in that area of the country. For the record, if that is the closest I ever get to seeing or experiencing a tornado, I will be just fine. I will not feel like I have been robbed at all.
I saw some interesting signs on my trip. I have this new hobby in which I find funny signs. There weren't any super funny signs, although I did like Tippy Ditch. I also have to comment on Gas City, Indiana. I am sure that it is a lovely town, and I have nothing against the town. But I definitely think they could have found a more suitable font for their water tower than Comic Sans. Don't get me wrong--I am not a Comic Sans hater. The font has its highly appropriate uses. But of the thousands of choices available, it's not the font I would choose to highlight my city on a water tower. That's just me though. (And I am a self-convicted font snob).
Indiana was beautiful. I really enjoyed the scenery, and it was a lovely drive. I was kind of sad that I couldn't stop and take pictures, and since taking pictures while driving is not a practice I recommend, I had to let it go, but I wish I had some pictures. I also discovered the James Dean Museum, and was kind of sad I didn't have time to goof off and see it. Not because I am a huge James Dean fan (although, I did really like East of Eden. But not just because it had James Dean). Just because it would have been an entertainingly goofy thing to do. But the website indicates it wouldn't be open right now anyway, so I feel a little better.
Anyway, it was a whirlwind trip--down on Friday and back on Saturday, but it wasn't bad. It was nice to get away and see some more of the country. Yay for road trips!