Tolono

Earlier this month, the weather was unseasonably warm for December so I decided to ride my bicycle far. My target destination was Tolono, Illinois, a small town about 10 miles south of Champaign. Now is where the rant starts. For all the people out there who claim that Champaign is not in the middle of nowhere, the rest of this post is for you . You couldn't be more wrong. On my ride, the streets stopped having names about a mile and a half into the ride; there were no buildings other than barns after about two and half. When I see like garbage like this

I can't help but cringe. These creative film maker forgot to show images like this

Those buildings you see; that's campus. Right next to the farm. If you look closely, you can make out more corn on the other side of the patch of trees that is Champaign All the people that have been down to Champaign know that south of this shot(It is a north-facing picture) is nothing but corn. And Tolono. I see absolutely nothing urban about this bucolic scene. The people who claim Champaign is a fast growing city may be correct, but in its current state there is very little urban-ness to be found here.