Monday, April 28, 2008
Downtown Columbus and the Metropolitan Library
Today Varment Guard came to my apartment (and everyone else's in my complex) to look/spray for bed bugs. I'm pretty sure they didn't find anything in my apartment, but, nevertheless, since I didn't work today, I was forced to leave my apartment and kill three hours. So I decided to make my first visit to the Columbus Metropolitan Library downtown. It was a really nice place, but it did appear that it's the daytime hang out of more than a few homeless people.
Here's the weird part. I walked in through the parking garage, then looked at the map of the building. Something (I can't remember what) caught my eye on the third floor, so I made my way there. Having never been there before, I was truly wandering, and, before I knew it, I was suddenly surrounded by geology books. And not just geology, but some of my other interests, including biology, physics, and astronomy. It was as if I was just drawn there. Very strange.
So after looking around for a little bit, I asked someone about a book I was interested in, and they told me there was a month long waiting list for it. I was also informed that if my ID doesn't have my current address on it (mine doesn't), I'd have to bring a copy of a utility bill, or something like it, to get a library card. I'll probably do this later this week, since it doesn't look like I'll be working much. I sat around for another hour, thumbing through two of the more interesting looking geology books, then I left.
I decided to go up to the short north area for lunch, and in the process of looking for a good place, I did a little sightseeing at the skyscrapers downtown. Downtown Columbus is a cool place, with lots of interesting and impressive architecture. So after a little searching, I found "Mac's Cafe". I had a reuben with french fries. They sure know how to make a reuben at Mac's. I paid my bill and left, then headed back to my apartment.
Not a very exciting post, but ya gotta start somewhere right?
Here's the weird part. I walked in through the parking garage, then looked at the map of the building. Something (I can't remember what) caught my eye on the third floor, so I made my way there. Having never been there before, I was truly wandering, and, before I knew it, I was suddenly surrounded by geology books. And not just geology, but some of my other interests, including biology, physics, and astronomy. It was as if I was just drawn there. Very strange.
So after looking around for a little bit, I asked someone about a book I was interested in, and they told me there was a month long waiting list for it. I was also informed that if my ID doesn't have my current address on it (mine doesn't), I'd have to bring a copy of a utility bill, or something like it, to get a library card. I'll probably do this later this week, since it doesn't look like I'll be working much. I sat around for another hour, thumbing through two of the more interesting looking geology books, then I left.
I decided to go up to the short north area for lunch, and in the process of looking for a good place, I did a little sightseeing at the skyscrapers downtown. Downtown Columbus is a cool place, with lots of interesting and impressive architecture. So after a little searching, I found "Mac's Cafe". I had a reuben with french fries. They sure know how to make a reuben at Mac's. I paid my bill and left, then headed back to my apartment.
Not a very exciting post, but ya gotta start somewhere right?
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