What Would Santa Do?

Dec 10, 2006:

So… How do alcoholics celebrate Christmas? Of course! We all dress up as Santa and go on 1st annual Santa Pub Crawl! Six Santas who all staggered around Downtown Pasadena using witty lines like:
“Do you want to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what you want for Christmas?”
and
“Hos Hos Hos”

The night [...]

“Life sure moves fast…”

Sometime in early December 2006:

The great man Ferris Bueller once said “Life sure moves fast, if you don’t stop and take a look around once in awhile, it’ll pass you by.” (least I think thats the quote) This last month has been a blur of busy (nice alliteration, huh?).
I have been working almost nonstop for [...]

Rob Gets Hit By A Car

Day: 102+2 (Not a travel day, but too funny not to share with the world)

(Turkey April. 2006, I needed some picture)
So yesterday I was riding a bicycle in the parking lot of REI just minding my own business (test riding a replacement for Moanahh), when some guy in a Tahoe quickly backs out about three [...]

The New Plan

Day: 65

Surprise! I’m in NYC
So, I lied about taking a tour through Ireland in order to surprise my family on their vacation in California. When Jake, who was supposed to spend the summer with me in Africa, canceled on me and my sister started telling me about the four bedroom house that the family had [...]

Almost There

Day -14:

Yellowstone National Park, August 2005.
It’s getting down to the wire and my toes are wiggling. I wake up every morning expecting I will be somewhere else. It has been kind of crazy lately, all of my friends want to go out and individually celebrate my leaving, so needless to say I have maintained a [...]

For those of you wondering…

Day: -31

Laughlin,Nevada. January 3, 2006.
For those of you wondering on how I am packing for a trip like this.
Oh how to choose? And what should I bring?
My main bag: After trying out countless bags I settled on a Kelty 3100 cubic inch (50 liter) bag. I have packed it a few times and it feels [...]

Me & My Plan

Day -35:

I have often told people “I’m going to take a trip around the world” (well, ad the slur and speed of my Californian dialect and it sounds like “imgonnatakeatriproundtheworld”) the most common response to this is “Do it while you can”, “Do it while you’re young” or “I wish I could do that” and [...]