Road Trip Update : Part Uno
Current Location: Tucson, AZ
Casa Molly
Miles Driven - 1016.3
Hours Driven ~ 13.5
State Correctional Facilities Passed - 6
Bad Street Name Puns Tolerated - 2 (Auto Drive & Test Drive)
Cigarettes Smoked - 25 (10 Clove, 15 regular) (Terrible I know…I think an all time roadtrip record)
Diet Cokes - 2
Bottled Starbucks - 2
Bottles of Water - 2
Times peed off the freeway because I couldn’t wait for the next rest stop - 1
Times Gassed up - 3 (Woot on the gas milage! GO SATURN!)
Number of Paper maps in my posession - 0
Tools for wayward navigation - Treo + Yahoo Maps! + Tell Me
Times Lost - 0
Phone Calls Received while on road - 7
Phone Calls Made while on the road- 60
Photos Sent via SMS - 24
Number of Dodgeball Checkins - 1 (I-5!)
Sweaty Pits - 6 Total - 2 arm pits, 2 knee pits, 2 elbow pits
Lowest Temperature - 31 Degrees Fahrenheit (-.5 Celsius)
Highest Temperature - 73 Degrees Fahrenheit (22.8 Celsius)
Prayers Completed - 2 + 1 rosary
Number of Gorgeous Clouds - Too many to count
Number of cheesylines of poetry inspired - 1 “Prophets soaring from annewed joy, into the bosom of morning”
Number of Meditative Cds listened to - 0. Though I have been given 2 by my friend RP, the directions specify on the back of the CD “DO NOT LISTEN TO WHILE DRIVING”
New Pet Peeves Discovered - 2
- People who are obviously truck stop hookers who preen at 5AM at the gas station rest room that I happen to stop into.
- Hilly Hilly Dippy Roads — making you sea sick in the middle of the desert
New Joys Appreciated
- Clean Towels, Good water pressure in the shower, Being able to close your eyes for more than 1 second without fear of dying. Most importantly, a good friend with a smile at the end of your long journey.
Most Significant thunks so far:
- The differentiation between Emancipation vs. Separation
- The power of one’s will/self scripting for both failure & success
- The need to have more regular spirit journeys. Ideally that don’t involve driving through dense fog for 120 miles at 3 AM.
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