So for those that don’t know me that well, or aren’t connected to me in some way on one of the untold amounts of socials programs/sites I’m on, I’ve recently packed up my shit and am heading out west to san fran. Today was the first leg of the trip, and to say it started off without a hitch would be a lie beyond reason. The initial idea was to get up at the ass crack of dawn and head out, actual time we headed out the door… 11am. The main reason behind the hold up was having to disassemble a huge piece of furniture, because people on craigslist don’t seem to comprehend the english language. I’ll leave that alone before I get angry.

Having completed the first leg of the five day trip, I’m writing this post from a hotel in Nashville, TN.

In the eleven or so hours of driving on america’s highways I’ve learned a few things.

• Virginia (Reston) to Tennessee (Knoxville), has got to be the lamest stretch of driving I’ve ever been on. There wasn’t one interesting thing along the way. Jebus that shit was boring. Once you start heading to Nashville its nice scenery.
• Did you know Tennessee has a beef jerky outlet? NO I’m not making that shit up.
• I <3 the 70 mph speed limit for the major highways.
• Being one of the only two black people at a gas station, in the middle of no-where Knoxville, across from the guy staring at you wear the confederate flag shirt with two others in his truck, can be a bit unnerving.
• The magazine racks in the gas stations are smaller then the porn racks.
• Super Walmark and Cracker Barrel run the highway. You serious can’t go 20mins without seeing one or the other, and in some cases both.
• Bugs explode liker water balloons. The windshield looks like we’ve been through a warzone.

I’m sure I’m forgetting things, but I’m tired and my ability to create a coherent sentence is slowly slipping away. So for tomorrows leg of the trip, its Nashville to Oklahoma City… I can’t wait to get out of the southern red states.