Super Sunday

2/6/2012 - Monday
Yesterday was a blur of pizza and beer and donuts, as any good Super Bowl party should be. I'm still not sure how I ended up in the parking lot, looking up at the rain, shirtless and screaming "He was a Charger for half an hour, don't you people care!!"  Lucky for me houskeeping was able to quietly usher me back into my room.


Today is moving day.  Dropped off the rental car, which I really didn't need, and feel a little bit more free.  I'm going to drop my stuff off at the new place.  I'm renting a room from a couple through AirBnB.com.  It's kinda like couch surfing, except you have to pay.  Not sure what to expect, first time doing this. 


Made BIG travel plans last night, while I was mostly sober.  Here's the funny thing, as tough (and stinky) as that 40 hour train ride was from LA to Austin, I miss being on the train.  It's somewhat addicting.  I think I need to be always moving.  I had contemplated taking the train back towards El Paso, renting a car and driving to Las Cruces, NM.  I looked at schedules and car rentals, etc.  I couldn't seem to work it out and renting a car and a hotel for each day would have cost a lot. Plus it felt a little like backtracking, and less adventurous.


So here's what I have come up with.  Friday the 17th, I'm on a train to Chicago, about 21 hours, which I feel like I can do standing on my head.  I'll spend three days in downtown Chicago, it won't be cold in Feburary, right?  Then I'm taking a 46 hour train ride across the top of the United States (the train is called the Empire BUilder, how cool is that) to Vancouver.  BUT this time I'm getting a sleeper car in the train.  Yes, my own BED! OK, so then 5 days in Vancouver and then probably home to see family, friends and Kaelynn. 


YES, I'm a genius.  Just don't ask me how much it costs.