ohio to iowa (so many syllables, so few letters)

Some more facts and figures...

Number of Ohio denizens who rolled down their windows to spit at my car from their car: 1 (in his defense, though, i did just drive toward him the wrong way on a one-way offramp by the freeway)
Presidential landmarks i almost visited: 2
Presidential landmarks i visited: 0
Minutes spent outside of the car at Notre Dame campus: 0
Lottery scratchers purchased: 4
Number of winning scratchers: 0
Net gain/loss: -$4

and for those of you keeping count...
Location signs that made me laugh out loud: cumulatively 3 (Kum&Go Gas Stations)
Tanks of gas: 6
Free suite upgrades at Comfort Inns: still just 1 (happy face now sad face)
Traffic tickets: still just 1 (sad face still a little sad face)
Miles driven so far: ~1146
Fast food restaurants visited: 3
State count: 6 (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa)

to the moon and back

So, here I am, six months later, and perhaps six months wiser (perhaps), but instead of a well-edited entry, I am going to give a quick update on my road trip in life.

Let's make a little list:
Hours before I realized I read I-86 off of my hand as I-80: 3
Location signs that made me laugh out loud: 2 (Johnson City and Chagrin Boulevard)
Tanks of gas: 2
Free suite upgrades at Comfort Inns: 1 (happy face)
Traffic tickets: 1 (sad face)
Miles driven so far: ~462
Fast food restaurants visited: 2
C.D.'s purchased: 2
Jacuzzi baths taken: 1
State count: 3 (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio)

More to come!