food:

• pasticceria italia, bloomfield CT
  • really bangin' cannolis. there's cake, also
• cumberland farms ('cumby's'), granby CT
  • has to be at like 2am. going here should be a cardinal sin and it's straight ass honestly. but you must, once
• dunkin donuts, literally anywhere
  • dunky my beloved
• mrs. murphy's donuts, southwick MA
  • good pastries but only if you get there at like 7am
• ny chicken and grill, hartford CT
  • been here twice, like four years ago. it's literally the best fried chicken i've ever had in my life. i think about it all the time

neat stores:

• mondazzi books, windsor CT
  • absolutely gorgeous crystal & book place with a lot of showrooms n whatnot
• trading post, canton CT
  • music store & hippie nesting grounds. i go here for incense mostly

museums & misc events:

• rocky horror shadowcast, CT, MA, RI
  • put on by the rko army in various locations. recommended: mendon drive-in in mass
• butterfly museum, CT, MA
  • there's a couple around; one in deerfield MA which seems like the coolest tho it's a bit far, & i think the ct children's & science museums have ones as well
• yale university's museums, new haven CT
  • there's a few of 'em, notably one for miscellaneous art, a natural history museum & a british art one with a substantial pre-raphaelite collection
• new britain museum of american art, new britain CT
  • first museum in the US dedicated specifically to american art
• six flags, agawam MA
  • it's fuckin' six fags, man
• lake compounce, bristol CT
  • ditto

causing problems in public:

• west hartford
  • blue back square's got a lot of neat stuff around, there's a barnes & noble over there, this japanese market called maruichi with killer snacks n whatnot, et, um, cetera... real fun to walk around
• collinsville
  • there's a nice antique store & an ice cream place, generally just a cute town to wander around. miscellaneous other antique stores around too. also an art gallery & a historical museum
• mystic
  • seaport, aquarium, wander around, make fun of tourists even tho we're also tourists... the only place in the world you can find summer-themed sweaters in a state where everyone refuses to ever wear long sleeves. bangin' record store