infinite_driving jane it's funny because driving those two drives over and over again (the opposite directions, one from my house to sacramento and one from my house to berkeley), i feel like i've traveled the length of california many times over, and that's probably why i want to get the hell out of here and see something new 030202 ... cube Buy a motorcycle. They say a_change_is_as_good_as_a_rest and riding puts you in touch with the environment. If I were lucky enough to live in California (?), it's the ONLY way I'd travel... ³ 030203 ... jane i thought about it a lot...i also thought about getting a vw van and inviting some friends along. or just going in my car and picking up hitchhikers along the way 030203 ... stork daddy the thing that ruins a drive, is all the places you can stop. 030203 ... jane i think what ruins it is the choice not to 030203 ... Piso Mojado the drive from southern to northern california is one of my favorite drives. yes, i admit the scenery gets a bit dull after a while, but i keep myself very entertained by: seeing how quickly i can do the "7" hour drive, pushing my grandmother's oldsmobile to the limit,(did i mention the empowering rush of energy that comes from hauling ass nonstop across 300mi of open highway,) slowing down for cops who like to hide behind on-ramps, skillfully passing slower cars, mooing at cows as i drive by, seeing how many people are smoking pot/picking their noses/looking unhappy while driving, counting SUVs, and so on. i love driving! i love the actual and symbolic freedom that i get while driving (not in traffic.) and i just might be over-romanticising driving, since i only drive when im home for vacations, but i truely do miss it. 030204 ... jane ditto, piso. i didn't realize what driving gives you till i came to the concrete_jungle 040202 what's it to you? who go blather from