Car’s almost completely packed. Final good-byes are all said, except for one. Blog entries get shorter. And the route is planned out (although of course it is subject to alterations along the way): Cary, NC to Seattle, WA (with a few detours along the way) Estimated Seattle arrival date: October 27 Hopefully along the way [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Road Trip’
T-Minus One Day
Posted in Life, Travel, tagged Road Trip on October 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Saga of a Decision
Posted in Life, Travel, Writing, tagged Mountains, Road Trip, Seattle on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So as I mentioned at the end of the last blog post, I’ve quit my job. Well, technically, I haven’t quit yet. I’ve given my notice, though, and Friday, October 15th will be my last day of working in North Carolina. On October 18th, I’ll pack up what fits into my Hyundai Elantra and drive [...]
ConCarolinas ReCap
Posted in Travel, Writing, tagged ConCarolinas, Cons, Geek, Photos, Road Trip on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday I drove to Charlotte to check out ConCarolinas. Several notable authors were there, including Jerry Pournelle and John Ringo, and I also wanted a chance to try out my birthday present to myself, a Canon Rebel T1i DSLR Camera. If I want to submit any travel writing to magazines or websites that might [...]
From Here to Florida and Back
Posted in Travel, tagged Driving, Family, Florida, Ocean, Road Trip on May 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last weekend I took a road trip to Jacksonville, Florida (driving time: 8 hours) to spend a few days with my Dad, who moved there earlier this year. The purpose of the trip was many fold: to see family, to take some time off work, to see part of Florida that I had never seen, [...]
Fun With Unused Vacation Time
Posted in Life, Travel, Writing, tagged NaNoWriMo, Ocean, Photos, Road Trip on December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I hope everyone had/is having a good Christmas Break. If you’re in the latter category, I fart in your general direction. Actually… I can’t complain. Despite my Australia trip earlier this year, I had a lot of vacation time leftover at work, so I took the entire week of Christmas off. I’m just bitter today; [...]
Dragon*Con Report
Posted in Travel, tagged Adam Savage, Cons, DragonCon, Geek, Photos, Road Trip, Unhealthy food on September 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I got back on Monday evening from my first Dragon*Con, and it was quite a weekend. In order to see and do everything, you’d need to be able to be in… oh, I’d say 30 places at once. Saturday I was at the con from 8 am to past midnight, Sunday I was there from [...]


