From the hotel and my ipod

5Nov/08

From the hotel and my ipod

So this is my attempt to try and blog on the road from my iPod. So far, so good. We are on the road to Texas. We stayed last night in Kingman Arizona. We got in pretty late, but still had time for some swimming and watch the presidential victory. It was pretty spectacular.

I've spent the majority of the trip driving or riding in our cargo van. I don't mind much. It gives me some space and time away from the group. There is going to be very little alone time this year. I don't think I realized how hard it is going to be, constantly surrounded by people. After college, I've pretty much been alone. Graveyard gas station. Parents' basement. I was always alone. That has rapidly changed. Now I get to practice patience.

We have heard from the first teams to make it to camp Tarmac. It sounds pretty sweet, but we are trying not to get our hopes up. Things change daily. There is a good chance things have already changed.

There have been a lot of firsts this trip. For one, I've never before written an entire blog post with my thumbs before. I've sort adopted a strange challenge. I've been trying to do push-ups on strange things or at important places. I've done push-ups on the Golden Gate Bridge and in every state we've traveled through. I've done them at every stop along the way, on fire hydrants and stone retaining walls. It is silly, but it keeps the blood flowing between hours in the van. I also bought a patch in San Fransisco and plan on sewing it onto my bag. Little things.

Well, if you are reading this, I succeeded. I didn't spend any time editting this entry and would have no idea how to if I could. Frgv my bed spilling