I think I am now an official Ithacan: I'm now friends with a kava bar on Facebook. When I moved back here four months ago, I didn't even know what kava was*.
(*Kava is a plant from Polynesia valued for its relaxing properties; it seems to be beloved of hippies all over the US, but Ithaca being Ithaca, this little town has not one but two kava bars. Which makes me smile.)
