2 Days and 2,200 Miles Later....

I left for LA after voting for Barrack Obama on March 4th and arrived at my destination the morning of March 6th. The drive wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. I drove through to Oklahoma City and spent the night in a seedy little Days Inn there. In between the Days Inn and home, there wasn't much of interest - a lot of corn fields and flat highway... that pretty much sums up Indiana and Illinois. I can't say much about Oklahoma because it was dark when I drove through it, but I did find out from a local at a gas station that the Okies are the second toughest state in America on tickets - you'll get one if you're going 5MPH over, no matter what.

The next day I spent driving through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and then into Cali that night. One thing I was astonished at was how windy the states were. My little car was constantly being tossed around in the wind. I saw my first wind-power fields and was surprised how big they really are... it was fun imagining the entire country powered by wind - something I would love to see, but don't actually expect to happen because of infrastructure problems.

As great as it was making such great time (I haven't met anyone who's done the trip as quickly as I did, especially solo), I was a little sad that I didn't get to see Arizona or the Mohave Desert because I drove through them during the night. I'm sure my car is thankful it didn't have to deal with the heat, but I would have liked to see a sunrise in the Mohave. When it came down to it though, I was going to pay $50 to sleep in a bed for 6 hours and prolong my drive when I could save myself the money and push on through to beat LA morning traffic. Maybe a little stupid, but I don't have the same problems falling asleep like I used to - probably a post coming up about that in the future.

I had the pleasure of listening to some excellent new albums (Jack Johnson, Matt Costa and Lupe Fiasco's new stuff) and an incredible book on tape about the historical Jesus called The Jesus Dynasty: A New Historical Investigation of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity. It was a fascinating book and I will most likely post a review of it along with my thoughts on my personal faith and religion in the future as well.

So sorry for teasing you with different post topics, but there is so much going on right now I can hardly keep everything straight. I'm off to do a little shopping for some casual work clothes and then search for Apartments.

My Pilgrimage to the Creation Museum

       A couple months back, after seeing a photo album of pictures submitted on Digg.com, I decided to take a monumental step in my life the next time I was home in Cincinnati.  I decided that my life would not be complete without a trip to the Creation Museum in Petersburgh, KY.  For those of you who have never heard of Petersburgh, KY, don't feel bad.... neither had the maps program on my blackberry.  Despite the difficulties finding this monumental museum, my Sister, Dad and I arrived at the Creation Museum this afternoon at 2PM to begin a journey of discovery that could only be described as enlightening.  

     For those of you who don't already know about this incredible institution, the Creation Museum was built to dispel this MYTH called evolution, which has seeped into our classrooms, infecting our God-fearing children's young impressionable minds with the silly non-sense that humans evolved from monkeys.  MONKEYS!  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!  Clearly this preposterous notion is fundamentally incorrect.  Not only because God created the world in 6 days, 4,030 years ago and then wiped out all of the dinosaurs and humans living together in harmony by a catastrophic flood, but because how could I have descended from a monkey, when I don't even like bananas?!  According to the THEORY of evolution, I would have not been fit to survive because my ancestors would have starved to death if they did not ingest their steady diet of bananas.

     Thank God that I was able to visit an institution that does not succumb to the unforgivable mistake of taking the Word of God, passed down in Genesis, for granted.  Noah didn't gather all of his animals on a boat in order to teach children valuable lessons about holding fast to their values when the world around them challenges them, or that protecting nature is a worthwhile endeavor to strive for because God wants us to live in harmony with the world around us.  NO.  Genesis says Noah gathered his animals because the Bible is the earliest history book known to man and that is exactly how it happened.  

     I would encourage everyone to pilgrimage to Petersburgh, KY at some point in their life.  If not for the immense education you will receive on how accounts of dragons across the world proves that dinosaurs lived with humans, then at least go for their excellent selection of informative t-shirts like the one I bought with an orange stegosaurus on it that says, "I Love Dinosaurs.  Creation Museum.  Prepare to Believe."  I will post pictures of this t-shirt and my favorite exhibits at the museum as soon as I can.  

One Giant Leap.... to Ohio

      I'm currently sitting at my family computer back in Cincinnati, OH after one of the most insane months of my life.  During the past week alone I quit my job, found someone to sublet for my apartment in Chicago, packed up all of my belongings into my tiny two-seater Mazda Miata and am now currently on a two-day pitstop at home before leaving for a solo drive to the west coast.  

      Arriving back in Chicago on February 5th, after visiting a friend for a long weekend, I concluded that LA wasn't a soulless superficial shit hole, as I had previously evaluated.  During February I found a market research position in Santa Monica, CA that is going to be much better suited for me than my previous job, and instead of playing it safe like normal, I decided it was time for a little adventure in my life.  This is certainly one of the biggest risks I've ever taken and I hope to go into more detail in the upcoming days, but it might be difficult on the road.  Nevertheless, I will make an effort to post here regularly.  

      If anyone has any suggestions or tips on relocating to the Santa Monica area, I'd love to hear them.  I know that I'll be living with a friend from college and crashing on a couch until I find an apartment, but I'm kind of flying by the seat of my pants right now.