Our city has just gotten its very first traffic roundabout. They had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for it and everything. I don't know if communities normally have ribbon-cutting ceremonies for such things, but keep in mind this is Redneck Valley and there's not much happening. So, circles are pretty exciting here. I mean, an intersection that's a different shape?! Hoo-boy! What will they think of next?!

I will admit that I might perhaps go out of my way to drive the roundabout. You know, because it's awesome. Sometimes I choose the roundabout as an alternate route to get where I'm going, but other times it is a completely superfluous addition to my route and I go out of my way to get there. Those times I exit the circle at the same spot I entered because I actually need to go the direction from which I came. This is the most fun because in order to make the U-turn (or is it an O-turn?) I get to drive in a complete circle, saying "Wheeeeeee!" the whole way.

Also the roundabout is fun to talk about. When it first opened, someone asked me if I'd seen it yet, and I said, "No, I haven't gotten around to it yet." And then I said, "Ha! Around to it!" and started cackling with laughter. Which maybe doesn't sound that funny, but I'm easily amused. Also, you had to be there.

Now I'm waiting for someone to call my cell asking where I am while I'm driving the roundabout so that I can say I'm "roundabout the roundabout."

So yeah, I'm all about the roundabout. And bonus! It's (sorta) on the way to Target. In a roundabout way.