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anarchist_nomad) wrote2008-12-23 07:32 am
anarchist_nomad) wrote2008-12-23 07:32 am
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I'd Drive Eight Hundred Miles To Be With You Tonight[*]
Just arrived in New Jersey, at the house of the delightful ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
squeektoy42, after driving eight hundred twenty-eight miles in fourteen hours and twenty minutes. At mile 500, I hit a snowstorm in Pennsylvania. Not a lot of fun, though I have driven in far worse weather. By mile 690, the three cans of Amp that I had consumed were not enough to keep me focused. Rather than drink a fourth can -- and I did have one with me -- I pulled into a rest area and napped for an hour. At mile 825, when I was three miles from my destination, all traffic came to a standstill because there was a car burned to a crisp in the road. Due to all of these complications, this was not the best time that I have ever made on this drive... but, nonetheless, I am now safely here.
About thirty hours ago, I was in London. Since then, I have been in Chicago -- and seen the Sears Tower from a distance, and am now a stone's throw from New York City -- and have seen the Empire State Building from a distance. Truly the Christmas travel blitz has begun -- the Nomad seems to be in good form!
One nice thing about the long drive: By half six, I noticed that the sky was getting lighter. By seven o'clock, it was definitely daylight. This is a nice contrast to Oxford, where sunrise still happens after eight am.
Off to sleep for a few hours now, before I go to spend the day with the lovelyperspicacious[**] tromping about Manhattan!
[*] With apologies to Wang Chung, a million miles is well out of my capability for one evening.
[**] Toperspicacious: It is now just after eight o'clock. I need to get at least four hours sleep, I think, since I have not had much sleep from Friday night until now. I will call you when I wake up so that we can coordinate getting together. Sound like a good plan, my dear?
squeektoy42, after driving eight hundred twenty-eight miles in fourteen hours and twenty minutes. At mile 500, I hit a snowstorm in Pennsylvania. Not a lot of fun, though I have driven in far worse weather. By mile 690, the three cans of Amp that I had consumed were not enough to keep me focused. Rather than drink a fourth can -- and I did have one with me -- I pulled into a rest area and napped for an hour. At mile 825, when I was three miles from my destination, all traffic came to a standstill because there was a car burned to a crisp in the road. Due to all of these complications, this was not the best time that I have ever made on this drive... but, nonetheless, I am now safely here.About thirty hours ago, I was in London. Since then, I have been in Chicago -- and seen the Sears Tower from a distance, and am now a stone's throw from New York City -- and have seen the Empire State Building from a distance. Truly the Christmas travel blitz has begun -- the Nomad seems to be in good form!
One nice thing about the long drive: By half six, I noticed that the sky was getting lighter. By seven o'clock, it was definitely daylight. This is a nice contrast to Oxford, where sunrise still happens after eight am.
Off to sleep for a few hours now, before I go to spend the day with the lovely
perspicacious[**] tromping about Manhattan![*] With apologies to Wang Chung, a million miles is well out of my capability for one evening.
[**] To
perspicacious: It is now just after eight o'clock. I need to get at least four hours sleep, I think, since I have not had much sleep from Friday night until now. I will call you when I wake up so that we can coordinate getting together. Sound like a good plan, my dear?
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