redfishie | (no subject) (Reply)

it's been an odd day but a good day. I had a friend come visit who has familyout in this area. We wandered around looking for a non-existent comic book shop and eventually wound up in town, where we wandered more. Portsmouth is a lot like a grown-up Northampton, where the strip goes crazy and winds in and around itself. I still haven't adjusted to living by the sea. I live by the sea...the water is salty, there's a breeze. ships go in and out, and tug boats roam. it's all very odd to me, a little landlocked jersey girl who played in lakes and mountain pools as a child. that much water should not be nor should it be salty. I guess I would feel different if I grew up going to the jersey shore...but roads run mostly north south in NJ, not east west. the lake on summer days was easier than battling to the shoreline. We never went to LBI or to Cape May. We stayed nearby, we could run away in the rain; back to the comfort of home and clean crisp towels. warm blankets, and books to read as the rain fell on the roof.

anyways downtown today we both bought kick-ass shoes. I feel cute in my new shoes. And my friend admits that his shoes were just about what he'd been dreaming of.