I guess now that I have settled down somewhere, my summer roadtrip can be considered complete - in both eventful terms and successful terms! That's right, boys and girls, I made it through thirteen different states in a little less that a month, picked up a hitchhiker, had my car overheat, and got questioned by police and lived to tell about it. More about my current situation later, but for now, here is a list of things I learned:
Things I learned
-How to change my own oil. It’s actually rather easy.
-Arkansas is littered with armadillos. This is because (a) they are slow, and (b) when startled by a car they jump straight up in the air.
-You are never too old for animal crackers.
-There still are towns in the US that practically close down on Sunday.
-Playing Guitar Hero is much harder when you have no strap.
-TED videos are super informative.
-Minneapolis is a fantastic city for bicycling. Memphis is not.
-Oklahoma City is a really cheap place to live.
-Police in rural Arkansas will notice a shadily-parked van rather quickly, no matter how late at
night it is.
-I indeed own one of the largest non-commercial vehicles money can buy.
-Watching a video of sprint cars wrecking is entertaining.
-Marijuana can and indeed does grow in closets.
-I really enjoy hearing the phrase, “Would you like your balance in large bills, sir?”
-Nerdfighters are awesome and awkward.
-The Jesse James Farm Homestead is 4 (out of the advertised 3) miles off the highway, closes
gates at 4PM, and was not worth seeing anyway.
-Gas in the US doesn’t get much cheaper than $3.43/gallon.
-LOLcats are awesome.
-Trackstanding on a fixie is a lot of fun, especially when you can do it for twenty seconds at a
stoplight.
-I have a secret affection for cast-iron skillets.
-The Bean in Chicago is possibly the best public sculpture in the USA.
-Nacho cheese flavored sunflower seeds are tasty.
-Joe Satriani really is a brilliant guitarist.
-The best used CD/record store in the world (so far) is in downtown Normal, Illinois.
-The Memphis Public Library sucks.
-Though Route 61 and Route 96 both go south through Kansas, they are different kinds of
south.
-McEwans, 1554, Two-Hearted Ale, and 2XX are all quite good beers.
-Prolonged exposure to chlorine bleach gives me a headache.
-Navigating the American highway system is not as hard as I thought.
Hooray! Now, off to get my new life organized!
1 comment:
You're done?! this doesn't mean you'll stop typing word for me to read, does it? i've been telling the world to follow your writings. recent converts include mr. pettit! don't let us down!!
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