Back in Town

In an attempt to cheer myself up, I am going to try to list the top 10 things I like about Greenville besides my friends. Ok, here goes...

1. Mid-way between Athens and Asheville- I know it is kind of shitty to say that something I like about Greenville is how close it is to other, better, towns but it is true. Asheville and Athens both have great movie theaters, music venues, comic shops and all the things I eventually want Greenville to have. Both are easy to get to from here and, if I lived in either, the other one would be hella far away. Atlanta and Charlotte are also not so far and both of them also have cool things sometimes. So, great placement.

2. We have two comic shops. If they weren't half a mile from each other it would be even better but I have found lots of towns have none or, like Kansas City, waaaay too many to sustain healthy sales. They all cannibalize each other.

3. There is a loose but growing geek community here. This is dangerously close to me talking about my friends but if you are a movie buff, comic geek, sci-fi nerd or even music addict...there are people here who will get you.

4. A plethora of non-franchise pizza places. Maybe it was just living in the delivery dead zone of Kansas City that got to me but there were only the usual corporate choices up there for delivery food. Even though I am going to get in shape, it is nice to know I can go splurge on pizza fries at Pizza City or a comically over-sized pie from Torrellis.

5. Pretty Place at Camp Greenville. Damn nice view.

6. Although not quite as popping as KC, there is a nice little Improv comedy community here which I plan to force myself on as if they were a helpless plate of pizza fries from Pizza City (note to self: rewrite this when I am not hungry).

7. It may be hot as balls but...at least we have mild winters?

8. I know where everything is, more or less.

9. We are starting to get some culture. Good bands play at the Radio Room and the Handlebar even manages some good ones every now and then. Some theaters are playing indie movies now. Thanks to the Peace Center, we get big city productions and thanks to the Little Theater and Warehouse Theater, we get some eclectic drama.

10. Seriously, I am coming up short here. I am trying to think of something that doesn't come off snotty (like, "If I ever need to have my soul saved, there is a church every mile or so") or creepy (like, "Girls around here sure do know how to dress in ways that sexually arouse me"). So, I will break my introductory rule and say, all my friends and family are here and I love them.