Thursday, November 15, 2007 | by nathan

Centennial, Part 2

Tomorrow, November 16, is the 100th anniversary of the statehood of Oklahoma. To that end I’m going to spend today, tomorrow and Saturday publishing a few short essays about the state I call home, and why I love it so much.

Part 2: What We’d Do If You Came To Oklahoma

Cow Tipping (no, just kidding. Can you imagine?).

The best Bloody Mary in the world at the Hi-Lo.

Myriad Gardens and Crystal Bridge.

We’d hang out at Galileo. A lot.

Visit the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial, but not the Museum.

Watch the most beautiful sunsets in the world.

Flaming Lips Concert. Or, if there’s not one, we could just drive by Wayne Coyne’s house.

One or all of the following (if the season is appropriate): Hiking, fishing, camping.

Visit the Wichita Mountains, including the Holy City of the Wichitas, the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge (where, literally, the buffalo roam), the Prairie Dog Town, Quartz Mountain, Mount Scott, and then, of course, have a gigantic burger at Meers.

Go antique shopping, because Oklahoma? Best.Antiques.Ever.

Have fried chicken and freezing cold beer at Eischen’s.

Wait for a tornado and play the Gary England Drinking Game.

See a live show at the Blue Door.

Play with my dog.

Drive the Talimena Scenic Drive.

Go to a Sooners athletic event of some kind, where we’d yell ourselves hoarse.

Vietnamese food in the Asian District.

Visit the Oklahoma History Center.

If it’s Christmas, the Chickasha Festival of Lights, where we would drink 7-11 cappuccino spiked with Wild Turkey 101 or Bailey’s.

Have a giant party in your honor, wherein we grill fresh vegetables and steaks, and get rip-roaring drunk. Granted, we could do that no matter where I lived, but I’m just putting it out there.

Centennial Project, Oklahoma