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http://flickr.com/groups/gngroadtrip/
Monday, July 30, 2007
Now in E.D.T.
That's right folks... I'm now on Eastern Daylight Time. So for all you West Coast folks, be aware that I am now operating 3 hours ahead of you all... in the future! It's been a bit strange though. Since last Wednesday when we left Vegas, I've slowly lost 3 hours of time while driving. I guess it didn't really matter considering how I've been driving 8-9 hour days anyhow.
We're on Day 10 of the Road Trip. The rest of the Chicago trip was fun. Yesterday morning, we hung out with Allison over by the UIC area. Then, we went to Wicker Park with Cathy and Brian to check out the street festival and had "New Haven" style pizza. The evening was relatively chill, which was probably good because we had a 6:30 am wakeup session this morning so we could ge on the road as soon as possible.
Right now, we're in Little Stanton, PA, a small town outside of Pittsburgh. The good news is that our trip to DC will be a short one; we'll be there in 4 hours if all goes well. One thing interesting about the drive now is that instead of flat plains or desert that we saw throughout the southwest and midwest, the roads are now full of trees, which is a great change of pace. Also, it's reassuring that each exit usually has a gas station now. No more fears of being stranded in the desert.
En route to Little Stanton, we took a drive around Washington, PA, which is where Dan was working for the past year. In a throwback to the past, we had dinner at Ponderosa. You just don't see those anymore in the New England area.
Anyway, tomorrow should be fun checking out DC once again and seeing some close friends over there. Then after that.... back home on Wednesday.
As a fun postscript for you all, I'm back on the road on Friday to Toronto, then back to Chicago by next week. With that kind of momentum, I'll be back in the Bay Area by mid August. Forget the East Coast! Anyone want to find me a job?
We're on Day 10 of the Road Trip. The rest of the Chicago trip was fun. Yesterday morning, we hung out with Allison over by the UIC area. Then, we went to Wicker Park with Cathy and Brian to check out the street festival and had "New Haven" style pizza. The evening was relatively chill, which was probably good because we had a 6:30 am wakeup session this morning so we could ge on the road as soon as possible.
Right now, we're in Little Stanton, PA, a small town outside of Pittsburgh. The good news is that our trip to DC will be a short one; we'll be there in 4 hours if all goes well. One thing interesting about the drive now is that instead of flat plains or desert that we saw throughout the southwest and midwest, the roads are now full of trees, which is a great change of pace. Also, it's reassuring that each exit usually has a gas station now. No more fears of being stranded in the desert.
En route to Little Stanton, we took a drive around Washington, PA, which is where Dan was working for the past year. In a throwback to the past, we had dinner at Ponderosa. You just don't see those anymore in the New England area.
Anyway, tomorrow should be fun checking out DC once again and seeing some close friends over there. Then after that.... back home on Wednesday.
As a fun postscript for you all, I'm back on the road on Friday to Toronto, then back to Chicago by next week. With that kind of momentum, I'll be back in the Bay Area by mid August. Forget the East Coast! Anyone want to find me a job?
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Videos Tomorrow
Sorry folks! Looks like my sketchy internet connection will prevent any video updates from going up until tomorrow. But don't worry - I have two already good to go and they feature some special guests.
Until tomorrow in Pittsburgh...
Until tomorrow in Pittsburgh...
In Buehrle We Trust!
Greetings from downtown Chicago in the Gold Coast district! We got here yesterday afternoon after an 8-hour drive from Omaha. It's kinda odd being here in Chicago to a certain degree. For one thing, this is my eighth day into this road trip and I think we're officially past the half way mark in the US when we drove across the Mississippi River. To another degree, we hit a city that I've been to before and it's great seeing familiar faces. The last part is that I expect to see more urban cities and areas during the rest of the drive back home. No more deserts or large plain land.
Our first stop on the trip was in Evanston, IL, where we checked out Cathy and Brian's new condo in Evanston. After checking out the place (which is still in the process of being unpacked and settled), I turned to my sister and said, "You're all growns up." Seriously. What an adult thing to do! The new pad is very cool and more importantly, very spacious.
This is probably my fifth time in Chicago, and every time I'm out here, I've always had a great time. Dan's old roommate lives out here and gave us free tickets to the White Sox/Blue Jays game out in US Cellular Field. The pitchers were the Sox's ace Mark Buehrle and Jay's ace Roy Halladay. It was a great pitcher's duel, but what was more remarkable was that the game only took 2 hours, 10 minutes to complete! When do you see that happen? The game was followed by a fireworks show.
Afterwards, I met up with my friend Allison, who just moved to these parts, and we went to a few bars in the Gold Coast area. The area has plenty of them! One thing that I heard from two different people: this district is known for much older men "trolling" on much younger women. Who knew? Take notes Rohit.
Anyway, some video updates will come later today. Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Our first stop on the trip was in Evanston, IL, where we checked out Cathy and Brian's new condo in Evanston. After checking out the place (which is still in the process of being unpacked and settled), I turned to my sister and said, "You're all growns up." Seriously. What an adult thing to do! The new pad is very cool and more importantly, very spacious.
This is probably my fifth time in Chicago, and every time I'm out here, I've always had a great time. Dan's old roommate lives out here and gave us free tickets to the White Sox/Blue Jays game out in US Cellular Field. The pitchers were the Sox's ace Mark Buehrle and Jay's ace Roy Halladay. It was a great pitcher's duel, but what was more remarkable was that the game only took 2 hours, 10 minutes to complete! When do you see that happen? The game was followed by a fireworks show.
Afterwards, I met up with my friend Allison, who just moved to these parts, and we went to a few bars in the Gold Coast area. The area has plenty of them! One thing that I heard from two different people: this district is known for much older men "trolling" on much younger women. Who knew? Take notes Rohit.
Anyway, some video updates will come later today. Hope you all are having a great weekend!
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