some more excitement.

So we're in the south right now (train goes by)
It's an exciting time in the Bible belt.
Tomorrow we're off to memphis to gather some perspective.
Right now we're staying with Becky's cousin, Sam. She is nice and she lives with two guys who are in a metal band.
well i will leave you with a few more pictures.
this one is my favourite thus far:

a tastey treat

DC -Distributers and Canada

so we've been wandering around the US now for ... since sunday.
camping and cruising our lives away.
while the first day was absolutely perfect--easy traffic through nyc and plenty of light to set up our tent by--the SECOND day was a bit more ... trying.

oh washington DC, where little old ladies wear four-inch stilettos
and digestive-tract conference attendees are easily categorized by their
fluorescent purple backpacks.

so there we are: three hippi-like creatures in a tiny red car with a gigantic cargo carrier strapped to her roof and then ... putt putt ... putt putt and then ... Road Kill is stalling right in the middle of downtown DC and then ... she's out, done and gone, kaput. luckily she has perfect timing as due to some strange moon cycle there was no traffic behind us and we were able to push her over to the side of the road.

so the three of us, jim, zach, and brie, spent the next couple hours waiting for AAA/CAA to come tow us away to a place where Road Kill could get her distributor fixed *ahem* replaced. so we smoked a pipe and watched people watch us. luckily it was right in the thick of the business district's lunch break so there was plenty to see.

when we got picked up by a burly man with a funny accent the three of us squinched into his truck's cab and he brought us to Lukoil, where we were able to park our car for a bargain price of $430!! as if by magic, when we returned five hours later from eating exceptionally wonderful thai food and touring the city, Road Kill was revived!!


all-in-all is was a delightfully eventful day.

Smile America!

MAKING AMERICA SMILE ONE STATE AT A TIME!

the theme song:

America you've been lookin' hurt
hard times and oil machines have got you lookin' down

I know it's hard to be on top
when your king of the castle you're all you've got
its damn lonely, we're here to make it right

'cause its smile smile smile America
smile America
yeah it smile smile smile America
makin' you happy, one state at a time.

big ole George he's got you pinned down
but its not nam you can turn it around
with a little help from a friend,
maybe three: jim, zach and brie
we're not what you expect

winnipeg, maine, and vancouverette
we'll make it right, one state at a time

'cause its Smile Smile Smile America
Smile America
yeah it Smile Smile Smile America
makin' you happy, one state at a time.