this town is shamokin'

i can't help it. the town's name is shamokin. i mean, come on.

unfortunately this town has a really strict library, which doesn't allow me to check my email. lizzzaaaame.

yesterday was cloudy all day, but no rain, thankfully. just cloudy and a cross wind. all day through farm-ville usa. i saw a giant truck spraying poison on a field of trees, which i suppose is why the (fir) trees were all uniformly conical in shape. i felt bad for my lungs and the world. sigh.

last night i stayed in west penn, pa, which is part of tamaqua, which is apparently considered the foothills of the poconos. my couchsurfing hosts were great, served me spinach pies, grape leaves, salad, and fresh from the garden asparagus(!!) which i've never had before. it was so so good. i mean wow. i thought i liked asparagus before. but just wow.

this morning i set off just as it was starting to rain, and it just stopped, at maybe 3:15pm, but i'm not sure it's gonna stay stopped. it rained for reals. a lot. i pulled into the library here as much to dry off as i did to get some computer time in. and you wanna talk gross? rain is one thing, but street spray soaking my legs is totally another. pretty gross. and then that drips down into my shoes, which have become FILLED with water. dirty water. street water. mmmm.

about 30 more miles to go today. and into state college tomorrow to visit neon! wooo!