Things to do in Deadlands

when you're expecting visitors...

A friend of mine from England is coming to visit this weekend. She's a seasoned traveler -- she's been to more of the contiguous states than I have. She's making her way down from Tahoe and then back up again to fly back out of SFO. I have absolutely no idea where to take her in my little town -- things that are quaint and cool to me are probably boring to the rest of the world, which is why when I make blog posts about things around my town, no one comments, or maybe one or two people do, but it's because they feel sorry for me and feel obligated to say something, anything so that those little letters under my post no longer say "no comments."

For example, would she really want to see the little places around town where movies (albeit obscure ones) have been filmed? Movies that were big box office hits like "Hell Night" and "Joy Ride"? It's doubtful. Maybe the location of "How to Make An American Quilt" will tickle her fancy? Nah.

So then I think about all of the cute little Victorian homes. Then I remember, she lives in ENGLAND. Victoria was the QUEEN of England, and I don't mean that metaphorically. She's seen all the Victorian architechture she can stand for a lifetime, I'm sure.

How about the local mountains? Oh yes, I remember now. Everything there burned to the ground a few years ago. I think the lakes are still around though.

So then I explore the option of going to the desert or the beach. That sort of defeats the purpose of coming to my town, doesn't it?

I guess she'll just have to settle for the kegerator, the pool table, and the musings of little Miss Avery (Avery's the one she's really coming to see anyway). I think she might be glad to meet Murphy and Winston too -- maybe we can crate them up for her and she can take them with her.

Wish me luck figuring this out. It's a good thing she drinks alcohol from time to time. I'll just pump her full of liquor and she won't remember how 'bloody' boring we all are.