Greetings from route 70 in Ohio! A tractor trailer jack-knifed in the summer storm, and now 90 minutes (and counting!) of my life have been spent on this road. The rain was pretty intense, and I learned that in Ohio (and maybe other places) you put your hazards lights on in harsh rain when you [...]
Also tagged driving, ohioBeing back at school means the entire world disappears and it’s just SCHOOL. Although, I’ve also been going home every weekend since I got back from Chicago, because my parents are moving, and every weekend it feels like my entire world is FAMILY. Perhaps it’s just that I have a hard time living outside of [...]
Also tagged beach, cape cod, massachusetts, new england, photographsDay one of driving wasn’t too bad. We left during drizzle and wound up driving in the highway equivalent of a bathtub fight with tractor trailers standing in for the sumo wrestlers. But the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a relatively straightforward road to drive so even with limited water-in-the-eye vision it was an easy drive. Unfortunately, [...]
Also tagged driving, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, universityLeaving soon for my spring break roadtrip. Some college students go to the Bahamas or the Caribbean or this year’s hot spot, Miami, but my friends and I? We’re driving to Chicago. On our way out there’ll be a pit stop in Pittsburgh for the Andy Warhol Museum, a friend at Carnegie Mellon, and their [...]
Also tagged midwest, packing, photographsIt’s snowing again here. That picture was taken during our last snow storm, about two weeks ago. It isn’t as nice looking today. The flakes were too big and wet earlier, so the ground is slushy, and now it’s tiny pellets and wind. I suppose from a purely “will this cancel class” perspective it was [...]
Also tagged new brunswick, new jersey, photographs, snow