day we left for the north: Friday

animal of choice at the Hadley, MA bed and breakfast we stayed at: elephants

insect infesting our room at b&b: ladybugs

breakfast consumed at b&b: cranberry nut bread, herb and white cheddar scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, and green beans

cds purchased at the two used music shops in Northampton:
Peter Bjorn and John – Writer’s Block
Cat Power – The Greatest
Elliott Smith – XO
Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales
My Morning Jacket – Ch 1: The Sandman Cometh, Early Recordings, b-sides, covers, y mas (Lauren)
MMJ – Ch 2: Learning (Lauren)

amount of time spent listening to My Morning Jacket on Saturday: approx. 1.5 hours

favorite song from MMJ marathon: Rocketman

least favorite: Take My Breath Away

number of hipsters spotted on streets of downtown Northampton: too many to count

if cars and pedestrians get into a fist fight in Northampton, who wins: pedestrians

city where we ate lunch yesterday: Brattleboro, VT

number of smiles received from LL Bean-ish, hiking boot lesbians in their 50s in Brattleboro: at least four

of the three visited, state with the worst drivers: Connecticut

number of red antique cabinets purchased: one

number of red vintage GO DAWGS t-shirts purchased: one (price: $3)

ease of navigability at Smith College campus: really hard

number of days i’ve known a town called Montague exists in Massachusetts: one

book started at b&b: Sophie’s Choice

book Lauren ended: The World According to Garp

rolls of film accidentally exposed because we didn’t know it was in the camera: one

number of locally famous musicians spotted: one (we think)

day we returned, tired but happy, home: Saturday