now that i have a job, though it isn't so much of a money maker, i clearly have an unfulfilled need for drama, tension, and intense haphazard planning, including but not limited to extensive list making and excessive firefox tab-age. so my latest far-fetched scheme in search of happiness and self-satisfaction is a bike tour across america.

obviously, this plan is in it's infancy so now is not the time to get bogged down in the insignificant details like "where will i get all that money?" or "won't i be catapulting myself into the uneasy waters of unemployment yet again during what will certainly be the second great depression?" of course there are some kinks to be worked out, i've only just decided to do it. but that's why i'm giving myself a year and a half to plan. hopefully, that will be enough time to get it all together to make it happen.

at the moment, i'd really love to go across the north of the country down the western coast and then back east. but that is an enormous undertaking that would probably take more time than i could devote to it. so no time like the present to start slowly hacking away at the dream in order to create something more feasible albeit less idealistically awesome.

and have i told you lately how much i love the internet? i've found a bunch of references already. one website, Crazy Guy On A Bike, is one guy's journal of his trans-am bike tour which he later expanded to include similar journals from hundreds of other bikers. from what i've already gathered, reading about other people's journey and more importantly their mistakes will be an enormous asset for doing it myself. want to see what i've already learned?

• RV parks have discounts for bikers.
• using less than current guide books can put you in sticky situations
• Charlottesville, Va has a Cookie Lady that's been offering cyclists water, cookies and a place to stay for over 25 years. how amazing is that?
  

i'm excited about this new prospective journey. but then, aren't i always?