High Over High St

Mike discovers a splendid rooftop terrace, in time for the sunset.

This is Mike George coming at you live in Columbus, Ohio, on this beautiful Sunday, 27 April 2025, at about 6:12 PM EDT, and it is a gorgeous day.

Let me show you the incredible vantage point I have on this particularly fine afternoon! I am on top of the shorter and older Hilton hotel building in the Short North. I feel like I’m in a 007 film or something, waiting for the final boss to come out and try to kill me while I sit up here on this little rooftop catwalk.

I love these little things! I’m thankful that this space hasn’t been developed into some overpriced observation deck that would charge $20 just for this rooftop view. Turns out that simply leaving the rooftop stair ajar serves just as well!

This is honestly one of the best views of Columbus I've ever seen in my life. It is truly a million-dollar view.

Now, here's the funny thing: I’m up here on top of the Hilton, yet I’m having to use the Hyatt’s wi-fi. The Hyatt — that black glass shielded building over there right in the center of your screen — is across the street. The Hyatt is the eye of the internet at the moment; we must stare at her and cherish her! Thank you, 21st century, for things like the Hyatt wi-fi range. I can even see their humongous antennas! I just hope I don’t run out of connection up here.

Happy Sunday, y’all! I continue to sort of paper over all of the stolen shit that I need to magically get back in some legal or illegal fashion. But honestly, moments like this almost make all this bullshit worth it. I’m truly blessed to be able to see things like this unexpectedly on a Sunday evening.

We already know about Parking Garage Karen, but now I need to watch out for "Hilton Helen," who would be my equivalent nemesis in this fine Hilton establishment. I need more time to ponder up a decent archnemesis in this whole shitshow. The main target remains that who took WANDA. WANDA remains gone, somewhere either destroyed or in the queue for the dumpster in the dark annals of the Greater Columbus Convention Center back docks area. I want to go on an adventure to find her, but I don't think I have time, as usual.

But why focus on rushing and trying to beat some arbitrary deadline when you have moments like this to just kind of stand back and behold? Take a moment out of your busy life to just watch all the other busy lives unfold before you. You can see the cars circulating along the arteries of I-71, 315, I-70, I-270, and I-670.

I do bemoan our tendency to invest in our highways to the detriment of our transit systems, but hey, I’ll try to enjoy what I got in front of me.

Look at this fine view! We can see the downtown area, the Nationwide Arena, and even planes landing at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport.

What are you guys up to? Come on, what does it take to impress you bitches? If this million-dollar view can't do it, what can?