Middle of Nowhere, USA

I am currently living in the middle of nowhere. Seriously. Look below.

Imagine yourself standing in front of the apartment building where I am temporarily staying for the remainder of my judicial clerkship in Illinois. Now, the above photo is the view to your right. Below, is the view directly in front of you.

Here, is the view to your left. See, told you. Middle of no where.

I feel so isolated out here.
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I got the 4th of July off from work. I also got Thursday and Friday off too. No way in hell was I going to spend six days in the middle of nowhere with no friends around. So I rented a car and decided to make the 6.5 hours drive down to Kansas City to meet up with some law school buddies.

This is the view after the first hour of driving.

Hour 2

Hour 3

Hour 4 -- Look another car on the road!

Hour 4.5 -- The Mississippi River (it's behind the guard rails).

Hour 5

Hour 5.5 -- no idea where I am right now but it's somewhere in Northern Missourah.

Hour 6.5 -- Kansas City!

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And I have to do that boring drive all over again on Sunday. Perhaps I should look into a more exciting route.