I don't think I've seen so many organic products in my entire life. After making it past all the locally-grown fruit and vegetables, organic pasta, and trail mix I stumbled upon the hygiene section. Did you know that there are ORGANIC FEMININE PRODUCTS!? I was astounded. I did not however, take a photo. I didn't want to seem like a creep. I then found some Meatless Jerky that did sort of taste like beef jerky, and some Acai berry juice. I ended up buying the Jerky and Acai juice, along with some Michigan Gala apples. Only down side of buying locally-grown food in February - it's out of season and you tend to get the bottom of the barrel. I think next time I'll just buy the genetically modified food at Meijer.
After doing some light grocery shopping I walked next door to Cafe Verde and ordered an energy bomb juice drink. I think it is suppose to be fruity, because it had apples and oranges in it, but it also had carrots and ginger... so it tasted more like a vegetable juice drink. It was okay, but I don't think I'll ever order one again...
On the way back I stopped by a bookstore and talked to the owner about the joys and hardships of being a bookseller (especially in this struggling economy) and walked out with a Hardcover 35th Anniversary Edition of The Phantom Tollbooth for $4.00 (most listings have it priced at $25.00 if dust-jacket is present and in good condition). I haven't read this book since I was 8 but I remember thinking it was one of the best books I had ever read. I'm hoping I'll have sometime later this week to re-read it.
On my way back to the dorm, I noticed some new graffiti tags by Duck and Swallow. I started noticing their tags sometime back in September. I have no idea if it is one person or two person, but in my imagination Duck & Swallow are a renegade couple that run around Ann Arbor tagging things together as an expression of their love. This is probably not true, but it's a game of mine to notice when they tag something new. I'm not really sure when they did this one, because it was on a street that I don't walk on often, but I like it because there is a picture as well as the taggers signatures.
Another interesting I found was a house with a half address. I always assumed something like this could only be found in a Harry Potter novel, but apparently they really exist. I think it's an old frat-house but it didn't look like anyone lived there now.
I'm not sure where I will go for my next adventure. I spent today catching up on some phone calls and homework, but hopefully tomorrow will be more exciting. I'm thinking about doing a run out to Gallup Park so maybe I'll find a way to carry my camera with me I can snap some shots of the Huron River.
I hope everyone is having a great spring break, preferably somewhere warmer than here!
