Ohhhhh!KLAHOMA is the place for me.....

Well...not really. Not at all. This is not the first time I have been here, nor will it probably be the last; but it has not gotten any better. Matthew says you get used to it. Don't think so. Why would anybody want to live here? I just don't get it. It has to be the most depressing place. There is absolutely nothing here. It's dirty and poor. All the oil dried up years ago, and with it went most of the wealthy people in the area. Nowadays, you see a few oil pumps here and there, desperately trying to suck out a drop of black gold. What upper class neighbourhoods there once were, have been sold down to the struggling population of Indians and Mexicans, who have proceeded to devalue the homes and the neighbourhoods. I know that sounds mean and harsh, but it's the truth.

Anyway, Matthew has a couple more weeks here and then he gets to come home for a month. Well not quite a month...just a bit over 3 weeks. Then he is back out here for a 60 day stretch.

All of this is not to say that I have not had a nice visit. I missed him SO much and it was nice to spend time together. When I got in Saturday afternoon, I was exhausted. I am not used to getting up so early!!! The flight was miserable. I had a lumpy seat and had to sit next to some fat guy who probably should have had 2 seats. The flight also took longer than it was supposed to because of 185 mph headwinds. So anyway after we ate lunch at Sonic (oh how I missed Sonic) we came back to his apartment and took a 2 hour nap. That sucked. I hate the way I feel after doing that.

Saturday night we went to see The Passion of the Christ. Ugh...that's all people are talking about these days. I can see why. Now...what I took away from that movie is not the popular opinion of it. Leave it to me to be different. Actually, I'm sure other people feel this way and that is the basis of many arguments, but this is my honest opinion and I seem to be in the minority with it. Firstly....if anything could make Christians hate Jews more..this would be it. I know it is not intended to be that way...but come on. How can you deny it? And secondly..the violence. I know it was supposed to be historically accurate yada yada yada. But damn. That was just too much for me. Graphic violence. Right in your face graphic violence. Matthew says I have these opinions because I am not a Christian and if I were, I would understand the deeper meaning. Maybe so. But that's the way I feel. I could say more about his delusional and arrogant nature, but I don't want to offend anyone.

So that was that. Sunday was a fun day. We went to a place called Arbuckle Wilderness. It is one of those drive through exotic animal parks where various animals stick their heads in your car to be fed. One observation....deer-like creatures are fun to feed as they nibble at your hand with their lips while staring at you with innocent eyes. Cow-like creatures - not so much. They tend to suck your entire hand in their mouth or lick all over you with a big grey tongue. They are messy eaters. And let's not forget the drool!! But the Tibetan Yak is one of the cutest beasts I have ever seen. He stood there and let Matthew pull burrs out of his ears. So cute. (of course I forgot my camera)

Last night we rented School of Rock (don't waste your rental coupons on that mess) and stayed in.

Right now I am waiting for Matthew to get out of school. He said he should be done by 12:30 today.....it's 10:30 now. I think I will watch another movie - Swimming Pool this time. Typing on this laptop on the couch is getting uncomfortable.

Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin' lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!
We're only sayin' You're doin' fine,
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma O.K.