I'm getting all sorts of excited about heading back to school in the near future. I leave in 3-4 days depending on if today is counted as a legitimate day. Of course today is always a legitimate day but when doing countdowns it is definitely more convenient for days to be crossed off the map as if they never did exist. Thursday is the big driving day which I am not looking forward to for any reason other than for its result: dropping me off in another state, 16 hours away from what is familiar. I like the thrill of being dropped off in another state to attend college. With such huge independence I do all sorts of wild things that you can't even imagine. For example I go to local parks and go on solo hikes around ponds with birds that flap their wings and turn their backs on me. Those days are always difficult to handle; the rejection is the worst especially when it comes from Canadian Geese.

About the car ride: I can't stand being in the same position for more than an hour at the absolute max. It really is unfortunate that I'm about to be stuck driving for 16 hours all in one long Thursday. It will be an endless amount of double yellow lines and pavement, with signs along the way to remind me of how many McDonalds and Arbys and Dairy Queens there are in the US. All those signs do is make me feel bad for myself for being on the road for so long. When I've gotten to the point that I've seen at least 5 hours worth of those dreadful signs I know I have been driving for too long. All that aside, I know that I want to get to where I am going and I know I need my car to come with me. That car is a good piece of machinery; love isn't just reserved for human-human interaction. I love my car, not for what it is as an object but for what it represents: a technological advancement that has lead to our being able to traverse the continent in just a few days time.

I will make it through the drive somehow. Maybe I'll sit down and meditate on my arrival: I will be peaceful, awake, ready for the new location. I won't be grumpy from 16 hours in the car. No, no I will step out from the car with a skip in my step. It will be a blessing to be planted in a new place. Hopefully that mentality will last.