Yvette's Inner Geek Blog

It’s not yet 8am and I’m at my computer ready to work, and feeling good about getting some work and personal shit done today. Working from home probably helps that attitude out a lot.

That, and some loud, bitchin’ streaming internet radio from WOXY.com, the Future of Rock n’ Roll.  

I’ve been missing Ohio lately. Or maybe missing life outside of Utah? I always have that feeling when the Sunday paper arrives with a major special "LDS Week" section in it (that is seriously bigger than the rest of the "news" portion of the newspaper). For the uninitated, that means it’s Mormon week here in Utah: the biannual opportunity for Mormons from around the world to feel extra Mormon as they flock to Salt Lake City and/or their televisions to spend an entire weekend engrossed in the dictated-to-be-prophetic General Conference.

From what I’ve seen and been told, it’s celebrated like the Superbowl, but with less beer and coffee and more dressed-up clothing and crock-pot foods.  And Jello with all sorts of weird things floating in it.

During this particular extra Mormon time in the area where I now own a home, these are the things I miss from Life Before Utah:

• More than one tiny Starbucks (or any other coffee shop) in the area.
• Stores open on Sunday that should be open on Sunday (like Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Old Navy, the GREAT used bookstore in downtown SLC)
• Major League Baseball (it’s opening day today, and the closest team is a day’s drive away in Arizona… I miss baseball a lot, but Ben misses it SO much more)
• Bars. Local Holes in the Wall, Sports Bars, Microbreweries, even the opportunity to go to dance clubs (not that I necessarily would, but who the hell knows?)
• Friends (I do have some here, Mormon and non-Mormon, but it’s not nearly the same as the base of geeky, vice-laden local college and work friends I used to have)
• Being within driving distance of Michigan, Chicago, anywhere in Ohio, Philadelphia, St. Louis (still kicking myself for not driving to St. Louis to visit friends when I had the chance)
• Drivers who actually understood how to drive (and followed the rules for the most part)

There are still good things about Utah. In fact, I made a list of things that I want to do and/or see while we are living here. But that’s for another blog post… I need to get to work like I said I was going to this morning. I’m feeling bloggy, though.  

I’m back, baby!