my dad and I just had an awesome conversation about which cereal mascots we could take in a fight
making the tier list tonight
I just got gas and I think it’s funny that my full tank here costs less than a ½ tank I got in California
(the rental car could take a lot more gallons than my car does but it’s still a fun image - and it makes me feel better about gas prices actually)
Time for some real discussion on this site: what is the flavor on your tube of toothpaste?
starting to finally really want whatever the new nintendo console will be
I somehow finally made it home
28.5 hours spent in airports
6 hours in the air
39 total hours of travel
the thing with alcohol is the more you drink the more you the thing anout alchol is you
I’ve been in southern California for almost a week now so here are some of my comments on things:
Most of the people I’ve interacted with have been super friendly! This is not necessarily surprising or anything, but it’s really stuck out to me.
The air can be hard to breathe sometimes, and some mornings there’s a bunch of visible smog that reduces visibility (I wish I could enjoy the mountains but you can barely see them!).
Very interesting variation in temperatures - yesterday when I was over the mountains and in the Mojave it was around 105 (40-41C), but today in Costa Mesa where I’m staying it’s in the 70s (23-24C) (which is also cooler than where I’m from would be).
Certain things are very expensive, but some things cost the same. Gas is of course pricey, always at least over a dollar more per gallon than back home. I have seen gas in the $7-8 range in downtown LA as well. General groceries at say Walmart haven’t been noticeably higher, but when eating out food and drinks have been all over the place price wise.
There are so many people and LA (proper and metropolitan) is so big. I knew this of course going in, but it’s something else to actually witness it in person. I’m not a city person so it’s kinda like my idea of a big city magnified by 100, it’s bizarre to try to imagine this as normal for millions of people. The traffic isn’t quite as bad as I was imagining, but I also was mostly on LA roads on the weekend and there are still always people who drive crazy.
I’m sure there’s a lot more but I can’t think of anything else major at the moment. I can definitely say I understand the enchantment of the American West a bit more now.
Leaving the desert this morning to head back to LA for a couple days. It’s a little sad but I’m so glad I was able to come out here. I was originally planning on visiting the Channel Islands, but Joshua Tree has been amazing.
From now until Friday when I need to catch my train I won’t have any transportation or much to do, so I’ll probably sit down and go through my pictures to find which ones I want to post.
Here’s a Joshua tree with the town of Joshua Tree in the background