20 December 2008

Where We Slept in Googlox Maps

Part 1
Part 2

The directions on there are not necessarily the roads we took. These are just to show where we were each night.

Donation Roundup

PayPal Donations
Total: $672.51
# Donations: 22
Amount PayPal took away: 0.029*$672.51 + 22*$0.30 = $26.10
Amount CPT got: $646.41

FirstGiving.com Donations
Total: $50.00
# Donations: 2
Amount FirstGiving took away: 0.075*$50 = $3.75
Amount CPT got: $46.25

Cash Donations
Total: $45.00
Amount CPT got: $45.00

Check Donations
Total: $1,255.00
Amount CPT got: $1,255.00

TOTAL: $1992.66

I could say, "Man, why couldn't I have reached $2000?" Our base-10 numbering system, however, is completely arbitrary, so whatever. Maybe I'll send them a check for $8.00.

27 November 2008

Some Call It Hot

As you stare at your turkey, I hope the picture of my flexed leg at its muscliest cannot leave your mind.





Happy Overconsumption Day 1 of 2 for 2008, everybody.

20 November 2008

Photographic Evidence Part 4

At long last, selected pictures from Michael's camera. Thanks for dealing with all these, friend.

Click to enlarge, but note that I didn't realize how much resolution I was actually removing when I was shrinking them down in size. I apologize for a lot of these being so blurry.


California


Launching pad at Anna's house in San Diego



Making sure all important colors are represented in her bungee cords



It comes with a free abacus



"This cover will certainly help that one day we get rained on during the trip."



"What's the matter? Mommy not here to dress ya?"



The view from the Pacific



Burley dips first



Katherine blah blah



yeah yeah another one



Michael is afraid of water



We are ready to fight



Katherine remembers she forgot to turn off every single appliance in her house



Back when I was scared of the interstate



The Little Staircase That Could



Sunrise or sunset



"Okay, now the most important thing to remember is to not mention on your résumé that you came to this workshop."



dinnertime



The reason for such slow response time by the Holtville Fire Department



What we saw for most of three states


Arizona


"Home of President John McCain, the National Unicorn Rodeo, and the Leprechaun Beauty Pageant"



Sloppy Joes and alphabet pasta



Out to dry



Katherine, are you BTLing here? Please let me know.



"Well, guys, we finally made it... the Atlantic Ocean!"



The answer to that question is "no"



Ever since Never Let Me Down, Katherine just hasn't been a fan



Katherine rides toward the camera



I was going make a joke about Katherine being a villain from the original Batman television show with Adam West (due to the crooked camera), but maybe one person would get that


New Mexico


"Hoping We'll One Day Be Called 'Mexico' and Mexico Will Be Called 'Old Mexico'"



Flat-Fixing 101: Locating the Puncture



Flat-Fixing 102: Which Faces to Make



Sorry, veganism, but I think all these things deserve to die in a fire



Still waiting on those caption submissions for this picture, kids!



bikez rule carz drool end of story



The border patrol sneaks up on Katherine



Both Katherine and Michael got a picture like this. I didn't want to stop and get eaten by the locusts. RIP Michael and Katherine



Someone please think up a worse caption than, "It's always important to wash your vegetables before consuming them"



Sometimes Michael gets his picture taken. It's important to include these rare photos.



Katherine helps an injured bird



Hill!



such a jokester



I remember being really angry at this park, most likely for no good reason



check it out im hangin w/ pecan trees



aw hell naw so am i dude pecan trees are cool



PECAN TREES: NO LONGER COOL?


Texas


The western-most point of Texas



On our way to the Border Highway for some idiotic reason



Burley is wanted for several bank robberies across Northern Mexico, so this is really as close as he can get to the border



Kamala and Charley in El Paso



Street and Melloy show us what guns do (though I wasn't paying attention, so...)



"Man, if I had the gun right now, you'd all be sorry."



Michael is a pretty good shot



RULE #1: NEVER JOKINGLY SNEAK UP ON SOMEONE WITH A LOADED HANDGUN



Katherine walks in slow motion toward the horizon while this plays



Mexican Mountains



hi



Katherine seems to be good at always riding steadily toward the camera



Dear World Leaders,
Please visit a rest stop on I-10 near Sierra Blanca, Texas. You might find something there that could be very beneficial.



Maurice, our oft-encountered British companion



Katherine practices riding away from the camera



COWS



this picture isnt very realistic i mean come on there arent any spokes on the wheels first of all and the angles are all messed up dude did you even pass art class in middle school



"Larger than Life" Liz R summed up pretty well



Everyone in Marfa sits around and debates which is the better movie: Alien or Aliens



Most of West Texas




Waiting for Michael to take the picture already



One of the papercrete houses under construction by Guil in Marathon



Another bad caption: "Katherine asks for directions"



The goat that thought it was a dog but would probably still eat a can



Makeshift birthday cake



The bridge under which we slept



we enjoy football without katherine



we enjoy football without michael



we enjoy football without adam



Probably being loud and obnoxious on the bus in Austin



John S shows us his soil project at UT



"Hey, did I show you my soil proj-"
"YES!"




Dear Clif,
Please send us free stuff.




Banana + Peanut Butter + Chocolate Chips = ???



Chain cleaning after a day of rain



Porch sleeping in Warrenton



This trip occasionally had bicycle-riding



"The correct answer is YOU"



Michael enjoys a nice day away from the office



After three weeks in the state, it was great to see this broken sign on the way out


Louisiana


No sign welcomed us



hey wow we're eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches



This is funny because w



Hitching a ride across a bridge with no shoulder



CATS + BEANS: OKAY OR NOT OKAY???



It's important to note the gross bike shorts tan line



Waiting out the rain



Yeah, I don't know, either



While I don't remember exactly what was going on when this was taken, it's safe to assume from the facial expressions that Michael has had enough of my singing



The trees ate Michael :'(



OR ELSE



Lunch alongside the Mississippi River



We probably should have removed our helmets while in church



The Crossin' the Mississippi East-to-West Shuffle



Birds in New Orleans



Read the door



One mode of transportation we didn't get to utilize on the trip


Mississippi


"It's too bad they don't have a 'Welcome to Mississippi' sign. I guess we'll have to settle for this."



"Aw, for the love of..."



The Gulf of Mexico



A safe way to cross over the bridge


Alabama


I'm starting to think we're not welcome in these places

oh look at how short of a state this is


Florida


Number of tries to get this: 3



It started to get cold



Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is a bad thing(?)



"Oh, you're going on a little walk? How cute. Like around the block or..."



"Oh."



Markus, the German cyclist, with his Rubik's Cube



Par for the course for gas stations in most of Florida



Waiting for food in Reggae Shack, one of the lone bright spots of Gainesville. Also, I'm 14 years old




"deverse"



"Spin the middle side topwise. Topwise!"



The last of Katherine's gross papaya chunks she had been putting off eating since central Texas



We made it



ME FIRST



Katherine, ignoring the words of Sean Connery, fails to wait for the tides to be right



Michael's a rocker. He rocks out.



Burley is not forgotten



"Okay, so we'll take a few pictures with the three of us. Let's just stand here, because there's really no way the water is going to get to us here."



"Aw, for the love of..."
(note: this was not planned)




The bikes and Burley look out to the Atlantic and ponder what they have just accomplished



Watching election results



"It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to... Wait... That guy in the hotel room in Florida... Is he sleeping? Wow, he's going to regret missing this speech."



I made a conscious effort to not smile for this picture. What a jerk.


Okay that's it.