Post Against Posting

I've realized that I don't usually enjoy writing these posts. Of course I have some moments where I get really motivated to write something but once I think about putting it all together it just becomes boring. Once I see that something can be done I'm ready to move on.. ugh.

Anyway, I'm sitting in a coffee shop in Hendersonville, NC chatting with some friends. I started this trip with the impression that it would be a short/small one but who knows. I only had a few dollars to my name when I left Carrollton and here I'm already bringing in a few hundred dollars, days later. I never know where my money is coming from or how much im getting paid b/c everything job-to-job. I hope I keep making money and I can keep traveling! I've been working on a resume and I would like to get a part-time job at REI to help me get things paid off and back to square one. I have plans! Those plans cost money, but I also have ideas! These ideas make money, so hopefully I can work it out for the best.

It's SO GREAT to be back on the road again. I feel like I have things better organized or whatever since I've done it before. I do need to get another bike rack so I can take the bike out of the inside of the Xterra and put it on top; I need more room inside to sleep!

I guess I'm done with this post. I'm going to watch all the old people in this town eat ice cream and ride my bike around. I'll try to be better about posting.. not only that but posting interesting stuff as well.


Oh! Yesterday me and my host went to check out these 4 big waterfalls and I fell in! Luckily I didn't fall 50 feet down the waterfall but I did get soaked and drowned my phone. I have to find a Verizon and get a new phone today sometime. The waterfalls were amazing though and it was fun swimming for a few seconds =)



** By the way, the Yellow markers on the map to the right --> are for this current trip, starting in Hendersonville, NC. **

New Developments + A Big Trip!?

Ahoy! So check this out... I've been messing around with Picasa Web (another Google application) and found out some super neat things. First of all I've created several photo albums, see them here. You can see exactly where the pictures were taken on the left side of the photo page which is cool! Also at the top right side of this page you'll see the "Where am I now?" section.. that's literally where I'm at. Google has released Latitude for the mobile device that updates as I'm moving from place to place. It also tells you how long ago it was updated at the bottom of the map. Pretty neat!

In other news my friend Kevin whom I stayed with (for 5 weeks) at the Grand Canyon is looking to take an English teaching class out in Colorado starting Nov 1 2010. We've decided that if he makes it into the class (it's currently full), we're driving out there for at least the month of November and likely December as well. Obviously I'll keep ya posted on that but if it doesn't work out I'm just going to drive North up to New England and visit this homeless guy and then head West and maybe South to Texas for a climbing trip. I'm not sure what I'm doing tomorrow though so this is all going to change I'm sure.

Blog Idea

I'm always reading about people making bank (lots of money) off of their blogs. Blogs about traveling, blogs about pet toys, blogs about anything you can think of. Finding a niche seems to be key.. and that's hard to do now-a-days. I've been thinking about blogging from a dirtbag's perspective and really making this 'living out of my car' idea work. At the moment my funds are the deciding factor and I'm doing quite a few things to help with the situation.

I'm not sure how the public would respond to a blog about living free nearly everywhere, some illegal and some legal. I get tired of reading "how to stay at a 5 start hotel for a 3 star price". I don't want to stay in a hotel, even if it's cheap @ $39/night. Had I done that I would have spent $2,800 extra. I pay for food & gas and that's it. Stayed in Vegas for free, had a chauffeur and personal cook (not literally) near Pensacola, FL, and stayed for free at various national parks. I want to write about how I did these things and encourage others to open their minds to traveling & living without all of these amenities.

Maybe taking a big trip soon and I've talked to the guy who owns Dirtbagging.com so maybe I'll have some good news in a few weeks and some new things to write about. I may be on my way to Denver, CO in 3 weeks?