Thursday, April 30, 2009

743 miles down. 2197 miles to go.


i am in utah. salt lake city more specifically.

ok, so - jb - you get the first "i told you so" as i scored my first speeding ticket today. 81 in a 65. of all the states in which i could have got a ticket, i had to choose nevada. i will return to nevada. oh well, it's $107 which is, of course, about $50 less than the radar detector i tried to buy in san francisco the day before i left.

the picture on the left here is utah. i'm amazed that i caught a truck in this shot as there were periods of great time where i didn't pass another thing on the road. that said, the scale of the bleakness is beautiful and thought-provoking.

my listening today was mostly the new ricky gervais shorts on the arts, medicine, etc. very funny. also, plenty of russell brand to wile away the hours.

i'm staying in utah with bryan. the next picture will probably only make sense to kj, michael and claudia. here's our psytribe friend in his new habitat of bryan's back yard. he looks pretty happy, dontchathink?

we went to buy beer at the state-owned liquor store. that was different. also, the beer is more expensive. this will be the socialism everybody's talking about? if so, the dems can have arlen spector, i'm defecting to the republicans in search of a free market. and cheaper beer.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

189 miles down. 2751 miles to go.

i'm still in south lake tahoe. feeling a bit tummy sore yesterday so had a lazy day. packed up the last of my belongings and put them in storage. everything i own fits in a 4 * 8 space. i'd like to tell people that it's my ecogoal to maintain the smallest footprint possible. still, net effect.

the picture is carson avenue where i lived, this winter season. something tells me this won't be the last time i'll share a house with eric. tahoe is beautiful in the summer time. i should spend a summer here at some point.

Monday, April 27, 2009

so it begins

i'm driving to new york. today i am leaving san francisco for davis, ca to say goodbye to kj. mixed feelings mostly. i'm excited about the adventure ahead but i'm sad to leave california. a big part of me knows i'll be back.