February 2012
30 posts
“Please do not walk on the carousels. Thank you.”
– PDX worker
I am exhausted (and barely able to write well)
When I arrived in Savannah after nine hours of plane travel, I was “travel-worn.” I hadn’t shaved since LA (it wasn’t a very close), all my clothes were dirty, and I hadn’t had a shower longer than 90 seconds since I left. Worst of all, on the flight to the east coast, I got sick. It is nothing too serious - either a cold or allergies.
I grabbed a cab from the...
“There’s a bird in here!”
– A woman at SAN in response to a bird inside the airport
7 AM Wake-Up Call
The fire alarm went off at 7 AM this morning inside my hostel at San Diego. Even worse, the alarm is about three feet from my ears where I sleep. The worst part, the alarm didn’t last more than 15 seconds, which seems like an eternity when you’re trying to sleep.
My elementary school training did some good I suppose, because I quickly got out of bed and headed out the door. I was even...
Should've gone to Santa Cruz
“… they kinda nomadic people. Move all up and down the west corridor. Real nice people, but the hippie, organic food, holding hands kinda people.”
“Oh yeah. There are a lot of people like that in Portland.”
“Exactly. Well the love to nest in Santa Cruz.”
Southbound Pacific Surfliner from Van Nuys to San...
San Jose to Los Angeles
I’ve logged almost 20 hours of train time on my trip so far. By the time I get to LA it will be 30. Though a fourth of my trip has been on a train, I haven’t gotten tired of it. Trains are more comfortable and friendly than flying and allow you to get up, walk around and enjoy the view (not to mention great leg room for us 6’4” travelers).
On this 10 hour leg, I am...
Walking tour of Dieter Rams in SFMOMA.
8:00 AM Caltrain to San Francisco from Sunnyvale
Watch
Talk of the financial district.
Running water, birds chirping, and no horns. Very...
Banjo Lessons
I just passed a little house built in a marsh on the way to SF. It’s all alone with a boat tied up on the back porch. On the back porch there is also a big plywood sign with “Banjo Lessons Here” spray painted in black. In a place like that, you know they can really shred.
Coffee shop as I wait for the 12:10 to San...
“Pull up your pants! I can tell you to pull up your pants! Why?! This is my...”
– Amtrak official to a man with saggy pants who wanted to smoke something that’s not allowed.
