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bloomington Wednesday January 15

todd canceled on me, you can read about that on his site; i, however, will still be trekking up to bloomington, illinois in about three hours to visit some folk.

i just visited new york city, and i know i am truly american when i contrast the two vacations. it always feels good to get out of town, but there's something strangely gratifying about when you drive your own car (or, at least legally speaking, your mom's car) somewhere you want to go. in a plane, it's clear you're going from one airport to another, and the time is set; you most certainly can't stop for lunch on the way there. i suppose it is the total control and freedom that the former gives that makes it so appealing.

cars (and motorcycles, todd) allow the traveller to sample the surroundings along the way. the example that i think of, and i'm sure you can develop your own if you agree with me, is the road trip to atlanta last september. had we flown to atlanta, the experience would have been entirely different, and i am pleased that we elected to drive eleven hours each way.

but it is not just limited to cars. this summer, when i took my bicycle trip, i had the same feeling; it was just downscaled to match the range of a bicycle. ground transportation in general (specifically those that one can control the direction and speed of) satifies wanderlust. i guess that's what i'm trying to say. so i need to go to bloomington, because new york city didn't do it for me in that respect (but i did get a new coat).