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Hitting the road



So yeah, I think I mentioned that Doug said he would accompany me on my great cross-country tour in the coming year. It’s like, see, both of us have a lot of hair-brained schemes and stuff, but we’re really gonna do this one, I feel. Especially me, its all I can think about sometimes - that is, when I’m not busy thinking about how the universe is a hologram and stuff. But anyway, yeah, I think Doug would be an ideal person to have on this trip, cause I’ve always thought he was more personable and outgoing than me, which I think will be an important asset. That’s also a factor of why I’m doing this too, to go outside my “comfort zone” and have to constantly be interacting with strangers and stuff, which I normally would shy away from.

But anyway, yeah, Doug mentions having like some background fears running around, about like, finding short term work, and like where would we stay and stuff. And thats cool, but I started to not be worried about it anymore. I feel like whatever we do, we will be taken care of. I think one thing that people spend a lot of time overlooking, is that you have everything you need in life - yourself. And that wherever you are, whatever you are doing, whoever you are with, you have that. And that’s enough.

So a good portion of my mental energy nowadays is spent working out plans for the trip. Sometimes I think about places I’ll go, or what I will bring, or whatever. Here’s some of the places I want to go:

  • Toronto (because I went last summer and like it)
  • Pittsburg (cause my brother lives there)
  • Chicago (cause my friend Katie lives there and she rules)
  • San Diego (cause my friend Nick just moved there, and I’ve thought about moving there too)
  • Jackson Hole, Wyoming (because its one of my favoritest places that I’ve ever been in my whole life)
  • Alaska (because how cool would it be to go to Alaska)

    Here also is a tentative list of things I will bring with me (I’m trying to keep it light):

  • A backpack and a shoulder bag
  • 2 pairs Levi’s 527 Low Rise Boot Cut jeans
  • Grey hooded zip front sweatshirt
  • 3 or 4 pairs of boxes
  • 1 package of white cotton t-shirts (my plan is to periodically purchase a new package)
  • Leatherman tool, pocket-knife, sewing kit
  • Cheap thrift store winter coat (which I will donate or leave somewhere when it’s no longer cold)
  • Notebook and decent pens to write things down that are cool
  • Possibly some sort of MP3 player (so I don’t have to lug around cds)
  • Cell phone (since there won’t be much other way to contact me)
  • Boots (with gel insoles) and package of white socks (which I will also periodically replace)
  • Maybe some kind of atlas would be a good idea (ooh! and maybe a compass! cause thats cool!)

    Hm, that’s probably a solid start. I want basically, to have like a standard uniform, something I wear every day, that is exactly the same all the time. That really appeals to me for some reason. You know what else I love? Is the idea of not being able to sleep in a bed every night, or even most nights - so that when I do, it will be a rare wonderful luxurious treat. Same thing with showering, and eating home cooked meals.

    You know what’s funny? Doug mentions that a lot of his inspiration for this sort of trip comes from like the Beat generation and stuff, but I was just thinking myself, that a lot of my story-inspiration for big journeys comes from fantasy books like Lord of the Rings, and shit like that. Where they have to go some vast distance to recover something, or set something right. Or whatever. In any case, it’s gonna be awesome, and I’m sure I’ll be writing more about it soon.







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