I did a solo loop around the country 6 years ago and kept a log of all my ideas and experiences. It\'s pretty funny stuff.
Day 23:
Dear Diary,
I really should have gotten a car before starting out on this. I\'ve been on the road for weeks now and have just entered upper new york state. I really should have brought a car rather than hitchiking. It turns out it\'s illegal on the pike. What a liar Kerouac turned out to be. This is the last time I take the advice of a hippie-beatnick from the 50s. Money is getting tight and I lost my basketball back around pittsfield. All I have left to keep me going is my cassette tape of 11/17/00 at butterfield, and 500 funk cd\'s, but alas no cd player. Batteries are starting to run low, and I\'ve only got one more pen after this one dies. I really should have brought more than one pair of cargo shorts and a 3 button shirt. Sure it makes me look cool, but in december it doesn\'t do much to keep you warm. Next time I do this, I\'m leaving in the summer. Did I turn off the stove?... Ah, too late for that now. At this rate I\'ll never make it to california in time for my first day of work. I wonder if I can get the deposit back on that appartment since I haven\'t checked in but it\'s been mine for almost a month?
