. ...is the Olympic National Park in Washington State. Now, there's a little town there that is kind of in the middle of where you want to go in the Western part of the Park and I've stayed there the 3 times I've been. It's close to the beaches, the Hoh river valley, and the most spectacular place of all - the Hoh rainforest. The town is Forks, WA. And a movie just came out that was made there. You might have heard of it...."Twilight"? Maybe? In passing, perhaps? Well - I had to go see it and the theatre was packed with high school girls with potty mouths while the screen was filled with dreamy vampires. The girls were giggling then yelling "Shut the fuck up!" when someone got too loud which elicited more giggles. I never drove by the high school or ate at the particular local cafe the hearthrobs frequented (if it was indeed filmed at the Forks high school). The only information I had on the local kids, this was back in 2001-2002, was how bad the meth problem was. Funny they didn't touch on that subject at all, even after learning the main vampire never sleeps and is, like, super strong. No "Are you sure you haven't been dipping into Jarred's candy bowl or something? I can stay up for days..." or anything. They must have a handle on it now.Thanksgiving was a nice day. I went to a local catholic church that had combined services with a congregation from the 9th ward. There was way more singing and dancing this time - I had been once before, both times with a woman from Honduras who lives on my block. I could have sworn she was from the Islands by the way she spoke. They had an unbelievable spread provide by a local synogugue, so it was a very multi-spiritual vibe.
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