My Social Network Road Trip

I’ve been looking around at the various license plates as I drive and I’ve seen a lot of North Carolina plates. Theirs say, “North Carolina. First in Flight.” A lot of the other ones have a state motto or something very inviting and calm, like “Louisiana. We’re really nice.” Or something like that. “Indiana. We [...]

And then it was New Orleans.  It’s a wonderful city full of culture…  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eNmJe5430U  and debauchery… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyKIKECIA5U (yes, that is a fire hydrant that he’s dancing up on).

I decided to detail Bourbon Street on film.  This says a lot… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwSZwpqyYeE

Through a fog of brightly colored beverages, IHOP, beignets, street performers and a lovely talk with a slightly [...]

On my way to New Orleans, I passed through West Point, Georgia and saw a giant Kia plant.  I seriously considered pulling over and asking them what color car this is…. and what they were thinking.

Just to be clear, this is not an outrageously ugly car – where you can take some pride of ownership, a sort [...]

Next up was Atlanta where I managed to arrive at rush hour and still miss traffic completely – this is nothing short of a Southern miracle and I want to thank whatever biscuit-wielding fairy godmother made that happen. 

As I arrived at Sarah’s gated condo, the guard came out to log my license plate number and direct me to visitor [...]

Dear GPS lady,
I hear you. I’m keeping left. I’m not going to exit until you say, “Exit.” So there’s no need to keep telling me to “Keep left.” I’m not going anywhere.

And frankly, I don’t like your superior tone. I already knew that I wasn’t going [...]

I continued in a southerly direction to Myrtle Beach, SC and the home of Bubba, his wife Andrea and their 5 month old baby, Brianna.

We ate dinner beachside, with the perfect breeze blowing around and the sounds of acoustic covers of all things 90s rock.  Note to all other acoustic guitar players: This is the [...]

The past few days, I’ve been driving around Virginia. It’s a state I’ve driven through many times before but recently, I’ve seen even more of the “Virginia is for Lovers” bumper stickers. So at one point I started composing a list of some other things Virginia might be for.

* Traffic. Cause there’s a shitload of [...]

On the way out, I stopped at famous Carl’s custard stand which Stacy assured me was delicious and well-known (and Chris assured wasn’t worth the hype… although his distaste for the rep of the place never allowed him to actually try it).  I got a small cone and immediately went to take a picture of [...]

First up, the historic city of Fredericksburg. Luckily, I was staying with the Assistant Curator at the Fredericksburg Museum & Cultural Center (and his lovely girlfriend) so I would have a mature and knowledgeable guide on my evening tour of the city.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIg2ydkdT-0

Fredericksburg, home of George Washington as a youth… and Corky’s Military, Fire, [...]

After throwing all my belongings into a 5×10 storage unit…

and sleeping on an air mattress in my empty apartment for a week, I ventured out on the road.

The passengers on the $3.50 Megabus trip entertained me all the way to Philly. I sat in an area of young people [...]