Miranda the Elder's blog

r. john, this blog entry is ALL YOUR FAULT.

first of all, i'm envious, josh.

new mexico:
i'd second the recommendation for albuquerque. the sandia montains and cibola national wildflife refuge are both beautiful.

the tiny, strange town of madrid is worth driving through. it's about 50 miles northeast of albuquerque, off of I-25. there's lots of notable scenery along the way.

avoid santa fe, which is a yuppified tourist trap.

a close friend of mine, who lives in albuquerque, says the sangre de cristo mountains are definitely worth visiting, as is the white sands national monument.

i've wanted to go to the partially inhabited town of hachita ever since i first read about it in william least-heat moon's blue highways years ago. (which, by the way, is a book well worth reading, even though it's now over twenty years out of date.) hachita is nearly 300 miles south of albuquerque, though, so if you're not interested in little towns like i am, it's not worth the drive. but, you'd get to pass through truth or consequences.

early yesterday morning i was taking a walk along one of the quieter thoroughfares in my neighborhood, when i looked down and saw a lavender dildo lying on the road near the curb. now, i've seen used condoms all over the place, but this was a first. who would discard a perfectly good sex toy? i guess whoever threw it away has perhaps gone on to better (and possibly bigger) things.