the "vacation" begins!

it is 9:22 am and i am sitting on a plane in atlanta. i am 5 hours into my cross country adventure that will take me from DC to atlanta to san fran to portland area to boise to bozeman (montana) through the badlands to chicago back to atlanta then back to dc. sound insane? it is.

notable events so far.

against my better judgment (or even halfass decent judgment), i went out drinking last night to relieve the stress of the week. this was fun (various reasons), but in a town where bars close at 3 and where i needed to get moving at 4:45 am ... this inevitably is hurting real bad right now.

since i got to the airport relatively late (5:40), they ran out of seats in coach. no worries though—i'm totally bad ass and always rewarded for my irresponsibility. i got upgraded to first class for free. BOOYAH.

now i'm sitting at a window seat at the back of the plane, next to an old grandma type who sort of smells like pee (or maybe it's the aircraft?) i hope to fall asleep soon and for the entire 4 hours and 45 minutes. the first leg of driving is soon approaching, and i need to get some beauty sleep to cruise. happy trails.