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Jun 30 - Networking and More
Jun 8 - 141 Gas Stations
May 25 - Daily Fruit 2.0
May 7 - 624 Days in a Duffel Bag
Apr 29 - Bickering About Gas Prices
Apr 16 - We Are All Hokies
Mar 25 - A Small World
Feb 24 - Power to the T-Shirt
Feb 11 - Published in JPG Magazine
Feb 11 - 4 Best Bars in the United States
Blog Archive: (437 total)
Jun 30 - Networking and More
Jun 8 - 141 Gas Stations
May 25 - Daily Fruit 2.0
May 7 - 624 Days in a Duffel Bag
Apr 29 - Bickering About Gas Prices
Apr 16 - We Are All Hokies
Mar 25 - A Small World
Feb 24 - Power to the T-Shirt
Feb 11 - Published in JPG Magazine
Feb 11 - 4 Best Bars in the United States
Dec 23 - The Next Invasion Mobile
Dec 13 - How to be a World Exporer
Dec 11 - Advertising Bits
Dec 1 - 8 Best Pizzeria's in the Country
Dec 1 - Mini Conclusions
Dec 1 - What I Miss the Most
Nov 25 - Photos of Finishing the Trip
Nov 23 - The Ugliest U.P. Ever!
Nov 23 - I'm Most Likely to Move...
Nov 23 - My Favorite Cities
Oct 21 - Compass vs. Escort
Oct 19 - Sleep by Number
Oct 15 - Getting My Sanity Back
Oct 14 - Alas! A Toothbrush Holder
Oct 12 - The Teepee House
Oct 8 - The Last Banana
Oct 5 - Speaking Engagements
Oct 2 - The One Constant
Sep 30 - A Dream Accomplished
Sep 29 - One Year Ago
Sep 28 - Lifestyle Change
Sep 26 - Driving by Numbers
Sep 24 - Comforts of Home
Sep 23 - Finding a Place to Live
Sep 22 - Ready for More, Stay Tuned
Sep 17 - Home: 375 Days Later
Sep 17 - The Mackinac Bridge
Sep 13 - Lunch with the Ladies
Sep 12 - What's Next?
Sep 12 - Looking for a Job
Sep 11 - East Lansing Invasion
Sep 10 - Michigan, I'm Back!
Sep 8 - MSU Invasion
Sep 8 - September 8th
Sep 7 - A Letter From Rice
Sep 6 - Ode to Rice
Sep 5 - Leaving Alaska
Sep 2 - Alaska by Rail
Aug 31 - Prison Break
Aug 31 - Kenai Fjords
Aug 30 - Losing My Glacier Virginity
Aug 29 - Finally Made it to Seward
Aug 28 - 50 States in a Year
Aug 26 - The Perfect Wedding
Aug 24 - My Family Reunion
Aug 22 - Coming Full Circle
Aug 21 - Restauranting
Aug 18 - Indiana University and Such
Aug 16 - Columbus Again
Aug 15 - Spelunking
Aug 15 - Leaving Alone
Aug 15 - One Month
Aug 14 - My First Horseback Ride
Aug 14 - Darts and Pool
Aug 13 - Rob and Bigsy
Aug 11 - Bellbrook, Oh Bellbrook
Aug 11 - Two Nights in Columbus
Aug 10 - Ohio State Fair
Aug 8 - The 100th Household
Aug 7 - Color Names and the PRT
Aug 5 - Green, Brown, Blue Hole
Aug 4 - Of Morgantown
Aug 3 - Closing Out PA
Aug 2 - Dream, Firehouse, DC
Aug 1 - From A to Zoo
Jul 31 - Warhol and Cheese
Jul 30 - To Pittsburgh I Go
Jul 29 - Phyrst Bar of Choice
Jul 29 - State College
Jul 27 - Restless Again
Jul 27 - Welcome to Hometown
Jul 26 - Dessert
Jul 25 - Travel Literature
Jul 25 - Roadtripology
Jul 25 - To Host or Not to Host
Jul 24 - Arrival in Upstate New York
Jul 23 - Burton and All
Jul 22 - Burlington is a Rap
Jul 20 - Daily Twist
Jul 18 - Burlington Day #1
Jul 17 - Oh Sweet Burlington
Jul 17 - Dream Finale in Michigan
Jul 16 - The Presidentials
Jul 16 - State of the Union
Jul 15 - Northern New Hampshire
Jul 14 - They Ain't Lyin'
Jul 13 - It's Incredible
Jul 12 - Newburyport to Portsmouth
Jul 12 - New Hampshire Shores
Jul 10 - Acadia National Park
Jul 7 - Leaving Metropolis
Jul 4 - Boston Fourth of July
Jul 3 - Welcome to Salem
Jul 2 - A Dose of Rhode Island
Jun 29 - Animal House
Jun 28 - Day #300
Jun 27 - Resurrected
Jun 25 - Guest Post: Sean Aiken
Jun 24 - Frisbee Golf & Guitar Hero
Jun 23 - Famous Squirrels
Jun 23 - To Connecticut I Go
Jun 22 - Cool Jobs
Jun 18 - New York City Weekend
Jun 17 - A Movie Script
Jun 16 - NYC, NYC, and more NYC
Jun 15 - Rice Triumphs
Jun 15 - Arriving in West Orange
Jun 14 - Another Incredible Day
Jun 13 - I've Been Everywhere
Jun 13 - My Way by Frank Sinatra
Jun 12 - Orange You Gladys...
Jun 11 - 205 Lavania
Jun 10 - The First State
Jun 9 - Around Maryland #2
Jun 9 - Around Maryland #1
Jun 7 - Connecting with America
Jun 6 - Washington, D.C.
Jun 4 - The 35th State
Jun 4 - In the V-A
Jun 2 - 300 Blogs and 100 Days
Jun 2 - June 1st Blues
May 28 - Cary
May 26 - Charleston
May 26 - Young Professionals and I
May 25 - Folly Beach
May 22 - Super Guy
May 21 - Two Ladies
May 21 - Welcome to Asheville
May 18 - A City Without Peach Trees
May 17 - The A-T-L
May 16 - Rambling Again
May 14 - Savannah
May 12 - Two Pounds Per Month
May 11 - Florida Finale at Disney
May 10 - Reading Inspiration
May 8 - Time to Celebrate
May 7 - Miami Ad School
May 6 - Welcome to Miami Beach
May 6 - Key West Summary
May 3 - The Southernmost Point
May 3 - Strangers
Apr 29 - Dragons and Cabinets
Apr 28 - Death Metal
Apr 27 - It's a Jeep Thing
Apr 27 - University of South Florida
Apr 27 - Panama City
Apr 27 - Northern Mississippi
Apr 27 - Oxford
Apr 24 - Florida Milestone
Apr 22 - Clanton: Country Paradise
Apr 21 - My First Formal: AOII
Apr 20 - UAB Student Life
Apr 18 - Alabama Comfort
Apr 17 - Wear a Local T-shirt
Apr 16 - Stay Strong Virginia
Apr 14 - Rain, Rain Go Away
Apr 13 - Getting Married in Kentucky
Apr 12 - Conversation Piece
Apr 11 - One With My Country
Apr 11 - Photos from Mom
Apr 11 - 11 Million Paper Clips
Apr 10 - Spontaneity
Apr 7 - National Champion Spartans
Apr 5 - MSU Spartan Hockey
Apr 1 - Michigan Mistake
Mar 31 - My Fort Knox
Mar 30 - Big Owls
Mar 30 - Refreshments
Mar 28 - The Power of Burping
Mar 27 - Perfect Timing
Mar 27 - The Surprise Factor
Mar 26 - The Longest Surprise
Mar 26 - Bugsy is MIA
Mar 25 - Gulf Coast
Mar 24 - Nebraska City Nutshell
Mar 24 - Retrun to Nebraska City
Mar 23 - Arriving in Gulfport
Mar 23 - Closing Out on Louisiana
Mar 22 - Chopped Hairs
Mar 22 - A Few Tips for the Road
Mar 21 - Grits and Gators
Mar 21 - NOLA
Mar 20 - Crawfish and Laughter
Mar 17 - Ditched, Alone, & Stranded
Mar 16 - Young Friends in Michigan
Mar 16 - What Death is Like
Mar 15 - Top Played Music #2
Mar 14 - Politically Speaking
Mar 13 - Please Don't Mess With Texas
Mar 11 - Lago Vista Livin'
Mar 9 - Downtown Dallas Tour
Mar 8 - The Dallas Spartans
Mar 8 - I'm Only 24
Mar 7 - Temerlin Advertising
Mar 6 - Armadillo Aerospace
Mar 6 - Arriving in Texas
Mar 3 - Pancakes and Orange Juice
Mar 3 - Mint Chocolate Chip
Mar 3 - Box of Chocolates
Mar 3 - Cold Pizza
Mar 1 - 6th Month Anniversary
Mar 1 - Stillwater Chicken Wrap
Feb 28 - Back in the Classroom
Feb 27 - Happy Narwhal Dreams
Feb 26 - Quotes About Home
Feb 26 - Breakdown of Homes
Feb 23 - Sawdust Cologne
Feb 22 - Happenings from Arkansas
Feb 22 - The Simple Life
Feb 22 - Dear Internet
Feb 21 - The Natural State
Feb 19 - Topeka Part 2
Feb 19 - Topeka Part 1
Feb 18 - Here in Topeka
Feb 16 - New Homes Weekly
Feb 15 - KU Drive-By
Feb 15 - Valentines on the Road
Feb 15 - K.C. Police on V-Day
Feb 13 - A Kansas City Adventure
Feb 12 - Ketchup Please
Feb 10 - Birthdays Rock
Feb 7 - A Pretty Small Big Country
Feb 7 - Bed and Breakfast Style
Feb 6 - Two Thumbs Up
Feb 6 - Loup City Community
Feb 4 - Superbowl Ratings
Feb 3 - Welcome to Loup City
Feb 3 - Round V on I-80
Feb 2 - Nebraska 101
Jan 31 - To Nebraska
Jan 31 - 21 Hours in Denver
Jan 27 - Winter X Games in Aspen
Jan 24 - The Season is Over
Jan 22 - Breckenridge Love
Jan 21 - Colorado Springs Farewell
Jan 20 - Rice and Roni
Jan 19 - Meet Rice the Squirrel
Jan 18 - Driving Habits
Jan 18 - Yoga 101
Jan 17 - Santa Fe Prints
Jan 16 - To Read or to Write
Jan 15 - Sunday Afternoon Shooting
Jan 14 - New Mexico Theatre
Jan 13 - Here in New Mexico: Part II
Jan 13 - Here in New Mexico: Part I
Jan 11 - Think, Feel, Laugh
Jan 9 - Snowbasin
Jan 9 - For the Love of Snow
Jan 8 - Next Year's Career
Jan 7 - The American Diner
Jan 7 - Oh Boise
Jan 6 - Arriving in Utah
Jan 6 - Random Stuff in Compass
Jan 5 - Maturity
Jan 5 - Healthy Melissa in Casper
Jan 4 - The Inevitable Storm
Jan 3 - Over and Out Nevada
Jan 2 - A Few Days of Sick
Jan 1 - New Years Resolution
Jan 1 - Happy New Year!
Dec 31 - That Really Big Canyon
Dec 31 - Growing of America
Dec 30 - Vegas Invasion
Dec 26 - Christmas Stories
Dec 26 - Christmas Traditions
Dec 25 - A Christmas Away
Dec 24 - The Night Before Driving
Dec 24 - The 9 to 5
Dec 23 - Scenic Arizona
Dec 22 - Hockey Night in Phoenix
Dec 21 - And on to Phoenix
Dec 18 - Blueberry Mess
Dec 18 - Stuck in California
Dec 17 - Turtlenecks and Sweaters
Dec 16 - 2006 Christmas List
Dec 15 - Tiger and Friends
Dec 14 - I Should be Sleepig
Dec 12 - Hawaii Chill
Dec 9 - It's Good to be da Driver
Dec 9 - Surf's Up Dude
Dec 7 - 65 Years at Pearl Harbor
Dec 6 - Aloha
Dec 5 - Days by Population
Dec 5 - Days by Land Mass
Dec 3 - Check Off Hollywood
Dec 2 - From NYC to Venice Beach
Dec 1 - New York, New York
Nov 30 - Big Apple, Bigger Surprise
Nov 29 - American Fear
Nov 29 - Breaking the Routine
Nov 29 - Carbon Monoxide
Nov 29 - To the Big Apple
Nov 28 - Life in SLO
Nov 27 - Love From Home
Nov 26 - Get a Job 'Ya Bum
Nov 26 - The Hearst Castle
Nov 25 - Christmas Lights
Nov 25 - Wine Tasting
Nov 24 - Thanksgiving
Nov 23 - Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 23 - To San Luis Obispo I Go!
Nov 21 - Hair and Sand
Nov 21 - Top Played Music
Nov 21 - Ketchup in Santa Cruz
Nov 20 - In the Recording Studio
Nov 19 - Some Local Taste
Nov 18 - To California I Go
Nov 16 - Dealing with the Press
Nov 16 - The Roseburg Shorts
Nov 16 - The Roseburg Experience
Nov 16 - A Day To Remember
Nov 14 - Variety Night with Brent
Nov 14 - Afternoon Drive
Nov 14 - Welcomed to Roseburg
Nov 13 - The Oregon Coast
Nov 11 - The Pacific Ocean!
Nov 11 - Seattle Wrap Up
Nov 9 - A Taste of Seattle
Nov 8 - Nap #4
Nov 8 - So, You're in Advertising?
Nov 8 - Homeless in Seattle
Nov 8 - Getting Lost
Nov 7 - Welcome to Seattle
Nov 5 - Statistics #1
Nov 5 - Can't See it All
Nov 5 - The Movie Thing
Nov 4 - Family Time
Nov 2 - One Huge Trip
Nov 2 - Goodbye Boise
Nov 1 - That Stuff
Oct 31 - The Best Day Ever
Oct 31 - Big Judds
Oct 31 - New Friends Galore
Oct 31 - Memories of a Lifetime
Oct 29 - Get Ready for Spontaneity
Oct 29 - Gang Green
Oct 28 - Back to College
Oct 27 - Miles: 549
Oct 26 - Gigapixel
Oct 26 - Baraga, 1,000 Miles Away
Oct 26 - Aric and Vicki
Oct 25 - Killer Combo Reunion
Oct 23 - Great Laughs in Casper
Oct 23 - My Record is 5-0
Oct 21 - KW 20 - NC 7
Oct 20 - Melissa's Story
Oct 20 - High School Mania
Oct 19 - Goodbye My Love
Oct 18 - Seven Wonders of Casper
Oct 17 - Perfect
Oct 17 - Home Sweet Snow
Oct 17 - Round IIX
Oct 15 - Last Day on the Ranch
Oct 14 - Go Tigers!
Oct 14 - Ranching 201
Oct 13 - Ranching 101
Oct 12 - Life on the Ranch
Oct 12 - Water Towers: 14
Oct 11 - Norsk Hostfest
Oct 10 - Most Affordable Living
Oct 10 - It's Snowing!
Oct 10 - Retired Yearbook Nerd
Oct 10 - Monday Night Minot
Oct 9 - Ron's Story
Oct 9 - EROS
Oct 9 - Jen's Story
Oct 7 - Out on the Prairie
Oct 7 - Put on Your Chaps
Oct 6 - The Black Hills
Oct 6 - Sioux Falls Derby Dolls
Oct 6 - Wall Drug Billboards: 53
Oct 6 - From the Black Hills
Oct 2 - Vicariously
Sep 29 - Bears 17 - Raiders 0
Sep 29 - Homecoming Invasion
Sep 28 - Nap Time
Sep 27 - Day #25
Sep 26 - Oneka Elementary School
Sep 26 - Setting Sail
Sep 26 - Getting Wild
Sep 25 - Mark, Linda, Emily and Anna
Sep 24 - Minnesota Day #1
Sep 23 - Roadkill: 12
Sep 23 - Take Care Winterset
Sep 22 - Getting a Little Dirty
Sep 22 - Perfect Day to Explore
Sep 21 - Bad Weather is Everywhere
Sep 20 - Japan Comes to Iowa
Sep 20 - Welcome to Winterset
Sep 19 - Thank You Belvidere
Sep 18 - The Windy City
Sep 18 - Fox Lake
Sep 14 - Untitled
Sep 14 - Thank You Wisconsin
Sep 14 - Spontaneous in Madison
Sep 13 - Cheers to Milwaukee
Sep 12 - Falcon Bowl
Sep 11 - Sherman School Visit
Sep 11 - 9/11 Five Years Later
Sep 10 - Brewing Around
Sep 10 - Milwaukee Day #1
Sep 8 - A Drive to Milwaukee
Sep 7 - Young Inspiration
Sep 7 - Packed and Ready
Sep 6 - Friends of Generations
Sep 5 - Small Town History
Sep 4 - From a Dream to Reality
Sep 3 - Home Sweet Home
Aug 31 - Packie & The Boot
Aug 28 - 101 Things About Me
Aug 25 - My College Travels
Aug 25 - My Previous Travels
Aug 22 - Farewell to MSU
Aug 16 - Travel Quotes
Aug 10 - When I'm Grandpa
Aug 9 - Appreciating a Photograph
Jul 24 - A Little More About Bugsy
Jul 19 - My To Do List
Jul 19 - Want Some Cards?
Jul 14 - You, Me, and Bugsy
Jul 11 - Who I'd Like to Meet
Jul 11 - I Can't Sleep
Jul 1 - Established
Jun 26 - Away From Home
Jun 13 - Across the Country
Jun 9 - Inspiration
Jun 7 - The Beginning
Daily fruit is a journal I've been keeping for several years. I wasn't going to let this trip interrupt five years of Daily Fruit, and I know that a lot of highly inspirational fruit will come out of this trip. To explain it... all it is a few words from the day to sum it up, inspire me, or anything else. A few words a day goes a long ways, keeps the doctor away. View the entire Daily Fruit archive.
one last banana.
from all good things.
six years and one day.
i ate, i slept, between all of that i made a few good things happen, and this is how i told my story.
still waking up from the dram, on the eve of a couple thousand pieces of fruit.
the four-hundredth day living out of a duffel bag.
thai day.
speak speak speak.
my day.
spinning is what i do, everything spins.
as a tourist and as a traveler
one week of the fruit supply remains.
the apple core.
i feel lost.
the anti climatic end of a well-lived story.
one last drive, too late.
if i can inspire just one.
taking out what i'm taking in.
return date.
michigan seems like a dream to me now.
i went to look for america, i found it over and over again.
home in the mind-set of the year.
sick of change or change of sick.
gas of change.
one year later, ten years older.
fin.
a dream come true for two.
those sweet words, home sweet home.
welcome to the mack attack.
home, where the air is fresher.
can i get some squirrel with my rice and beans.
thinking a year ago today.
with greater age comes greater appreciation.
the first book request and not enough time in southern indiana.
the last stranger.
six.
i know i've been here before, but for a year i've had the feeling that i never have.
the unfamiliar has become the familiar and the familiar has become the unfamiliar.
late train, early nap, and anxious anxious.
never doubt plan b.
exactly one year out of michigan.
the most anticipated day of the year.
when you're not sure where else to go, choose plan b.
alaska is the one state that everyone u.s. citizen needs to visit in his or her lifetime.
i'll meet you at the fork in the road.
at the end of the road i finally meet my wanderlust.
the amount of rain and amount of work accomplished have always seemed to have a direct relationship.
the day i left.
i did i did i did the iditarod trail.
logging my travel time in alaska.
welcome to prison.
the single most amazing sight i have ever seen.
losing my glacier virginity.
alas, alaska.
pack and circle.
photo giving.
the perfect wedding.
ahh to push the off button.
a reunion of sorts.
upside down at more miles per hour than i can count and sadly it feels as though i just can't handle it like i used to.
a significant full circle.
restauranting the right way.
putting the awk in sqawk.
oh won't you bloom on me.
i'll be coming around indy when i come, i'll be coming around indy when i come, i'll be watching ballet and enjoying chihuly, i'll be coming around indy when i come.
see you in the corn bloomington.
rock the fris.
architecture by bike in one hundred degrees.
spelunk spelunk.
one month to go.
spider throwing contest.
making history with another first, banana split style.
you can't become too attached to a business venture.
i wouldn't sell my experience for a million dollars.
i believe, and greatly fear, that my large red duffle bag that has been with me for many months is starting to smell like a hockey bag, and believe me i know what a hockey bag smells like.
go to hawaii for mexican food, ohio for a philly cheese steak, oregon for a rocky mountain oyster, and wyoming for a pasty.
one of those times, those funny funny times, tears were on the verge.
fffffffffffkibvort xd biue44wsweeeeeee3eeee.
the wake up call.
i'll see you in the morning, but i won't be seeing you.
a daily journal coming up on its sixth birthday, it might be time for a break, it has become only a chore in the background.
hissyfit.
in the end you start thinking about the beginning.
a pretty punny guy.
only possibilities.
i'm so confused with your life, it hurts my face.
i want to be a garbage man because i'll make one hundred dollars.
that's pretty awesome.
i hve a lot of songs that make me think of what you must think to be you thinking of me
andy warhol meets chuck entertainment meets my first ever experience with cotton candy.
transformer man.
rest and pack rest and pack.
joe phyrst mama.
i walked in on a bunch of boxes and found myself among boxers, or did i say that already.
swim and feed by the burning turkey at night.
rascal by night.
reading and bacon, i've needed one of these days.
second smallest among other facts on the b-side of things.
smaller world of greater friends.
the michigan six.
champlaining.
burton denial.
you need to know where you've been to know where you're going.
and sometimes people don't know where you've been or where you're going.
burrito alley.
finally, i know people who know people, anytown usa is a phone call away.
fifteen dollar ride that wasn't really close to the ride of my life, but it was a must thing to do, a nice waterfall and a little jealousy of swimming talents, and topped where hasn't this car been.
you're right, no ambient light.
i don't travel for a living, i live to travel.
can't even fathom.
kevin is the new justin.
or if you want to spend the day on the beach, there is some nice two-legged scenery.
perfect shores.
there's no reason not to drive all the way.
i've seen every kind of human connection and relationship this year.
ten months is becoming longer and longer.
seven seven seven.
urged to move onward and onward.
friends of fenway at night.
my most anticipated fourth of july has been worth every minute of waiting and every drop of rain.
witch in the blood.
now this is what the fourth of july should be.
it's fresh, it's new, it's skinny, it's where i should have been all along.
a celebertation dinner to some and a farewell dinner to others.
safety in sand and water.
a grave and a big blue bug.
the first few says it all.
it only takes three minutes to make it to dunkin donuts when you're in rhode island.
swing with me.
plans of work and plans of play.
additional recovery necessary.
comeback victory in darts.
grilled corn and the best technique.
worst traffic of the trip brings stress.
nice clay.
the word far is only a measurement of how determined you are.
be easy.
two goodbyes that should be much longer lived.
living ten thousand dreams.
i am being indecisive about being indecisive.
round three in a city that might also be home at one time or another.
yippie kay ye is ridonculous.
dream by dream it's a fairytale.
arrive by night, depart by morn.
ferry by fairy.
gifters.
day by day lamp fitting to hide pixels.
orange you gladys a beautiful day.
i'm coming to the end of the tunnel, but the light is turned off on the other side.
ah, the contrast of wander lust.
six flavors of ice cream in five days, finally my trip is back on track.
a dinner with travelers, who in one way or another are all students for life.
getting my butt kicked one georgetown at a time.
there's the mall, and then there's the mall.
top it with raspberry and vanilla.
having my own just imagine moments.
on my way to maryland.
grab yourself a calzone and recover.
a dream for a dream.
may the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face.
too many i-statements and too many things falling through.
he who lives well in turn writes well.
not only is my cake not even in the oven, i don't even have the recipe.
cheers, to getting lost.
sometimes it's just one of those days, no matter what you do.
awkward lil' fellow ain't he.
mmm dreaming of dump cake, wait that's not a dream, it's three in the morning and i really do smell dump cake.
a little tv and a little guilt for paying rivals such great respect.
oh where oh where could pat buchanan's newphew be, oh where oh where could he be.
short, but concentrated.
van bowling the dolemite king.
the ambition is worth mor than the knowledge.
thanks good to be here, i'm in the business of pursuiting dreams.
when i know where i am, i know where i'm not.
memory and imagination are the same thing, and imagination is like a fly trap.
my goods are deffective.
sometimes you have to go west to go east.
just because i can tie my shoes doesn't make me logical.
check out the biltmore on her.
jealousy and intimidation meets vicariously.
conversation of a lifetime where only a handfull of people in the country could sit in and truly get it.
the tomato potato guy.
atlanta takes a hit from kristin, the world gets a thumbs up, and the brain starts ticking.
the tomato potato guy.
just because you have a ferrari doesn't mean you can pass me, just because you have a ferrari doesn't mean you can pass me, just because you have a ferrari doesn't mean you can pass me, just because you have a ferrari doesn't mean you can pass me, just because you have a ferrari doesn't mean you can pass me.
don't forget the chicken.
what's a what's a what is a photo.
potato pizza and a big spoon of brownie mix, add another pound.
there's more than one reason it was totally the best golf cart ride ever.
aqua finn at the one hundred park and twenty screaming kids.
a few dolphins, one washington, one relaxington.
yeah, that's my car.
recovery, recovery, recovery.
americana meets the beach.
nice to meet you, is that with a ph or an f.
rock the cats fault.
meet a vet and listen for an hour, it'll change you.
dozens of people i would hang out with if i could only stay put.
the dream, the magic, it can be found elsewhere, but wow those are big ears.
the first catch is the biggest catch when you roll with the invasion, well, let's hope not all the time.
the meaning and feeling of a real connection.
i'll be enrolling right now, thank you, and if you'd like to go on a date later tonight that'd be great.
soccer blitz, where seventy year old men are the best on the field.
land sailor.
yes ma'am, i'll have two scoops of energy and a scoop of inspiration in a regular waffle cone please.
bacon ain't what your macon.
looking for boise-ness.
sleep. read. sleep. read. eat shrimp and key lime.
and in the keys...
and onward, to the southern most.
will there ever be a last long drive, probably not, and there's always home.
the beach i will and the beach i won't.
dragon cabinet.
yeah, i'm the guy in the yellow shirt, amonst all the black.
a day of experience equals a day of work, that means i'm more days behind than i am ahead and depending on my memory.
oh hey there mr. poet laureate.
nice campus greens and weird campus buildings.
today i do nothing.
the florida milestone is complete, encourage and give confidence and those around you will accomplish great things.
geo wishes of softball prayers, or something like that.
bugsy the firefighter is born.
anything for another night and country living.
don't make me get formal on you and shake it like a robot.
you're not photogenic at all.
you're kind of creepy up close.
you should teach at the school of bugsyology, you'd really like it there.
good, if i was predictable i would be quite disappointed with myself.
and my prayers.
roadtripology.
tomorrow alabama, tomorrow's tomorrow mount everest.
the wussification of america.
i better climb mount everest in the next forty-eight years, or else i'll have another foot to climb.
spooky friday.
what does that mean, i only own half the dictionary and pretentious is in the half i don't own.
just making sure you emptied everything out of the thought box, i like to make sure i shake it all out i don't like to leave a single froot loop at the bottom of the box.
dooderjobber.
four beds and four states in four nights.
more sleep, less louis.
front page for a day.
the greatest day in my life as a spartan, as for so many others.
prepare a dream, we have hundreds, but the opportunity only comes once in a while.
food, munchies, eating, ate, eats.
i'm grabbing this dream by the horns and making it come true, this is the greatest day as a spartan and it's about to get better in two days.
elvis and shiloh.
the eleven million meanings of a paperclip.
the million-dollar wash and a tv personality.
balls.
of course i would rather be at the bottom of the barrel, c'mon sweety, everyone knows that diamonds don't float.
no owls here.
are there any stores where a fellow can buy a new knee around here, a left one to be precise.
they must have invented the hokey pokey here.
are there any stores where a fellow can buy a new ear around here, a left one to be precise.
the six-hundred mile surprise.
a dollar short of fear.
kindergarten buzzer shot.
a flag that means more to me than i can explain.
you can do better than leaving louisiana on a good note, you can leave it on a crawfish pie.
i don't believe in plans, i just believe in being prepared.
looking for energy.
thanks for the save, we'll start it with crawfish and jambalaya.
when it rains it pours, y'know.
darn, turns out that was just a tease.
not knowing if i'm going to have a place to sleep tonight or the next say is one of the more stressful feelings i've ever known.
oh alright, not a problem, my luck was just a day short, i guess that's not a big deal.
no luck of the irish today.
south by south weird.
from lake view to red stick.
how is it down there in the millions.
red hair, had an advertising class with my roomate, love to take pictures.
who ever draws a picture of the last thing i photographed wins a new car.
all you need to do is sustain it until your heart's content.
i've got news for you sweetheart and you might not like it, you're just too cool for school.
my favorite thing to do now is drive, an open road where i have no destination and no schedule, when i have a family of my own we're going to take afternoon drives to nowhere everyweekend, afternoon drives to nowhere.
these windows are crying.
when i saw the scuff marks on the ceiling and wondered how they got there, it made me think of some more topics for you.
is that a yahtzee in your pocket or are you just happy to see me.
there has never been a creative thinker who thinks he or she is not a creative thinker.
i'm boring as a whole, it works better if you break me down.
i prefer the crazy raisins.
this nation bleeds green.
hey nice advertising degree, how about we go on a date.
what if they made m&ms in the shape of squirrels.
something i once knew years ago is new again.
pepper anyone, has anyone seen my pepper.
my vacation.
if i only had as much room as a dorm room, that would be like a mansion compared to living in a car.
society was different at that time, but love wasn't any different.
it's on, it's off, it's on, it's off, that's just part of the trip, not a big deal, i see it all the time.
a single postcard can change a life.
i'm a regular window shopper at the road trip store.
my mind is a pretty little mess, and i love it just that way.
i can't skateboard like i used to, but i'll be doing kickflips until i'm eighty.
it's an honor to meet you i just wanted to shake your hand.
i'm hoping i can influence a country (or a world) to look beyond just seeing someone as a stranger.
nice record.
the happiest days i've ever known. life has never been so good.
i don't know what i don't know, so how can i know.
aww now you're two fruits in one day.
no, it's the red that just screams for a photograph.
this is awesome and not the generic awesome, but the very strong awesome that focuses on the awe.
the first email.
nothing is harder than motivating action.
how often does it happen that someone dials the wrong number, and the person who answers has the same name as the person you were trying to call.
a new beauty has been found, the natural state.
if i knew any better i would think i was at home.
ollie ollie oxen.
shawshank redemption, pizza, live music with a chai tea, cold stone, and indiana jones, that's what i call a good night.
oh c'mon, it can't be that bad, just a few inches.
the coolest valentines box ever.
the home of a college coffee shop, but this one is for you.
boring is not a characteristic of locations and places and towns, it is a characteristic of people.
spending valentine's day in the back of a police car, the best tour i've ever had of a city.
no such thing as a normal day.
the home of orbiting, there are to be no hairballs in sight.
the u.s. map will never look the same to me, it will always be bursting with images and memories in every corner.
know what it's like to try and stuff that last pair of jeans into a full duffel bag, where you have to zip each side up to try and get it in there and stuff it hard in as you think the zipper is about to bust. that's exactly how my brain feels with information and awe on this trip as I try to stuff more and more in without getting a bigger duffel bag and just hoping that the zipper won't break and can hold it all, c'mon brain you can do it.
to write or to live.
what the heck, my shampoo is frozen.
crazy ideas lead to crazier ideas which lead to crazier things that happen.
mmm apple lasagna and wednesday margaritas.
nice thumbs.
the icicles are melting, bring out the shorts.
thanks for the packages, no really, it means a lot.
a little community and a lot of personality.
my sister town.
is that a commercial in your pocket or are you just happy to see me.
how about that rain, isn't there a football game going on somewhere too.
small town, big life, just right.
the second day of the best month of the year... and i'm bored and lazy, just great.
the first day of the best month of the year... and i'm sick, just great.
i want some green and white skate shoes.
here's the sunshine but where's the warmshine.
funny quote, terrible reality.
the notorious h.i.t.
it has become a dream, within a dream, within another dream.
can you hold my squirrel.
aspen invasion.
fried twinkies are way better than rockey mountain oysters.
breckenridge amp.
brodeo, a deal between good friends for a great price.
national beans coming my way.
it's the word i'm thinking of but i can't think of.
i jeep road trips.
tonight i learned that rubber gloves are swift, cigarette burns are witty, cacti are silent, and glazed donuts are more irresistible than freedom.
apple burritos and dashboard drivers.
you know how there are those certain words that you remember exactly where or when you learned them, i learned the word desperate from watching the movie home alone.
one print and i could pay off student loans and buy a car all while eating very well.
jackass two, star wars, master and commander, little miss sunshine, ant bully, crank, animal, forest gump, lord of the rings.
one day at a time just ilke everybody else.
cheated fruit.
only cropped through the lens.
my medication is mint chip ice cream.
fresh off the fruit press.
as long as everyone knows where the fruit originated.
want to write my blog for me tonight, just write some random stuff about mesa verde, the four corners, and my new host family.
think, feel, laugh.
dear grandmother and grandfather.
trying to be a sponge.
it may be twenty years before i truly discover the meaning of this trip, and also, never in my life will i be able to summarize this year in my life.
it doesn't mess people up, drugs mess people up, ...life straightens people out.
my life is a series of projects.
i tried to be different and found it to be a waste of time.
but he tells everyone that, i'm just the gullible one who decides to believe it.
diner hopping, and one day i'll be a regular, which i can't wait.
aww bugsyless.
how was my new year, i don't know, it's only the fifth day.
snow block.
dreaming by day is more important than dreaming by night.
american ant hill.
a big bridge, a bigger dam, and a whole lot of lights, a day without story, but with lots of visual evidence.
a brand new morning, day, week, month, and year, to start with new health, new adventure, and new friends, it's going to be a year to remember.
chaos from afar where the only thing is a little relaxation, and on the side a whole lot to look forward to in a brand new year, oh yeah, and that celebration thingy.
red rocks are red rocks wherever they may lay, unless they're standing.
money is like water in this city, yeah, but this is a desert, so think again.
these reverse ATMs work really well.
a sunny day and a rainy check, this one will have to wait a day.
bathroom blitz.
christmas on the road, hundreds and hundreds of miles from home, but with kind people to take me in.
some things just aren't the same away from home.
rocket ship.
host number three.
on the eighty-nine.
check that goal off the list, and while you're at it can somebody get her phone number.
midwest represent.
yoopers whining that arizona is too cold, wimps.
the cotton swab theif.
ridin' hicks style.
rad, sweaters, ski boots, greasy hair, mustaches, and the most gnarly group of brothers in the world.
well that's sort strange, a los angeles song pops up out thousands, and oh yeah, wait, i'm in los angeles, and catch this, tracy comes on while drive on chapman road, nifty beans.
tiger and friends.
mainland graces.
hanging our with mr. yacht club.
so 'das what huli maka huli mean.
one cocoa puff please.
would you rather be beavered.
i'll have that supersized and can i get the seasoned for sixty-nine cents more.
that is one of the most puddest things you have ever said.
progress, something that i made when you're not being told to do this or that and everything else.
one slice at a time.
ah yes, i remember how to drive.
blissed and gone from navy and above.
love from the state of aloha.
the sixty-fifth.
that's how all women are, i know 'dis, i know 'dis.
wow, a sunburn in december, that's a first.
tropical invasion tour.
living hard with no rest in sight.
kung fuey.
chasing the sun, east coast rise, west coast set.
big apple style with the 'rents.
speechless.
writing from thirty-nine thousand miles high.
my greatest accomplishment, but with more to come.
variety with ernie and larry.
it what family is.
i do, and it's the most busy, hectic, crazy one i've ever had.
live love enjoy.
overwhelmed with overwhelment.
turkey nuts.
new tastes, new places, and new ideas.
thanksgiving with strangers, that's how some people look at it, turns out it's thanksgiving with a dozen new friends.
a little trouble never hurt anyone, except for that one, and that one, and all those other people over there.
this is what i know of california, this is the magazine that i grew up to.
a sushi treat, with possible the best sushi chef ever, at least the funniest.
walking, slower, and slower, and slower, but who thought in a million years this is how i would meet people from my hometown years down the road.
the driving tour arrives in san jose.
this stuff is huge, gigantic, enormous, and all i could ever want since i was a little kid, one dream and destination come true.
lazy morning, lazier afternoon, laziest evening drive.
my taste of what they call reality.
my taste of not having to think all day.
my taste of what they call rocky mountain oysters.
random acts of kindness have never been so huge.
hey ladies, i'm about six foot two inches on the radio.
logging and then some puddle butt.
the roseburg trick.
the pinnacle is at the ocean.
hey, those are my parents, how do i drive all the way to seattle and see pictures of my parents.
that really makes me want some stuff. well, thanksgiving is coming soon and that means lots of stuff-ing.
food is a hometown pride anywhere you go.
a little bit of stress to brush off.
everything except sleepless in seattle.
rain, rain, go away, come back another day.
grrr i could fall in love with this girl if i look over at her one more time. and she doesn't even know it, isn't that crazy.
afternoon hikes, evening films, and big packages with the world's best sweetrolls.
family afar.
making plans for my honeymoon.
cheers. to bonding with a bunch of new friends that i can't stop thinking about.
my second blood bleeds blue and orange.
no, he did good.
the best worst day ever, but the worst part only lasted for a shor time, stupid hamburger, you defeated me.
we're marinating.
what do you get when you put seven college kids together dressed in green from head to toe, you get gangrene, oops, i mean gang green.
you better shape up, boop boop boop.
for miles and miles and miles.
always on their toes and ready to strike a pose.
killer combo reunion.
let me guess, you saw a sprinkled frosted doughnut get run over by a fourty year old guy driving a powerwheels.
my day.
parkinson eucalyptus episcopalian.
getting warm in the hot springs.
a perfect record.
i put it on twenty-four hours this day.
parkinson's degrees.
the 'L' made a right hand.
pitty potty party.
did you run out of blinker fluid.
what happened to the hat you lost.
whip weader.
i've never seen a speed table.
how come ya take ‘dem girls to da picture show, but ya take us to da gravel pit.
they were reguttering.
i wish i knew how to burp.
jennifer love hewitt, i saw you on jay leno tonight and i have to say i have a huge crush on you.
there's always room for ice cream, it just fills in the holes.
she's a scenic woman.
missed opportunity.
living off the land.
a change of scenery, a chance of environment, and a whole lot of land.
no fair, i want to be googleable.
stranger or potential friend, half empty or half full, weren't all your friends strangers once.
i have never heard of someone to die from a moment of silence, and until then i'm not going to worry about it.
sometimes a bug, sometimes a windshield.
i would kill two bulls and a rabbit for something like that.
i’d like to say that my pen was inspired, but i just can’t say that when typing.
hey baby, i'm one half bugsy and three quarters sexy, that's right, that's an extra quarter of sexy, and you can spend it anyway you want.
if only there were more tumbleweeds.
what i lack in genetics i can make up for in personality.
i understand how close people can get in a few days, and i'm not surprised that there were a few drops, it's a pretty cool thing.
take it easy on me.
going back to kindergarten.
adventure syndrome.
m.a.r.i.
sorry for almost killing you lastnight.
yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, oh wow, yeah yeah, well that's good news, yeah, yeah.
chinese heaven or floor twenty seven.
i'm enjoying one big glorious bite of the world and taking a long time to swallow.
you may have your twenty-five million reasons mr. football player, but all i need is one or two.
the beer versus the taser.
i'm going towards the light but i can't see a thing.
restoring my youth.
in minnesota i feel right at home.
i don't like the phrase "supposed to," it's just not necessary, unless you're supposed to eat ice cream, that's acceptable.
it doesn't matter where you go, the locals always think that their weather is the most bizarre weather around.
japan comes to iowa.
bridges versus the sunset, sunset wins this time.
yoopers unite.
how a car is made, from steel to the dealer in only a matter of hours.
without courtesy and kindness none of this would be possible.
brownie ala mode.
knocking off the to do list one chunk at a time.
kindness upon kindness.
honorary sconnie.
this has become an unexpected learning experience.
peanut butter on a jelly sandwich, i must be going crazy.
the pimpo.
orange custard chocolate chip.
is that a camera in your jacket or are you just happy to see me.
i'm not even barking, i'm in the middle of the desert, there's not a tree in site.
strawberry oreo custard.
let's relate to each other during our everyday lives.
there's a lot bigger picture that needs to be looked at here outside of museums and tours, which i knew going into this, but have to dig harder to discover.
many opportunities come by wandering and exploring aimlessly.
most people are fake.
animals are better than people.
artificial colors and flavorings are bad for you.
the cows are lining up for recess.
from here there will no longer be anything familiar.
if you're staying with different people and cultures does that mean you have to eat bugs.
holy mud, i wouldn't know what to do with all that.
we spent more time on his dime than mine.
imagine if quilting season was only two weeks long.
an elderly husband says to his wife... if you die doing what you love to do you're going to die talking.
to experience this i must be quick to listen and slow to speak.
on the road again, or at least for the very first time which will be again, again, and again.
from a dream to reality.