Departure

All packed and ready to go!

Before I go, here's a short list of the supplies I'm taking with me:

• Clothes (all folded in my laundry basket, because I never got out of that)
• Extra shoes & flip flops (because feet happen)
• Laptop (for blogging)
• New-school AND old-school skateboards (in case I get indicted for a case of getting vertical in the first degree)
• Helmet and pads (you never know which parks do and don't require them)
• Acoustic electric guitar (in case of open-mic nights and the need to swoon to earn my keep)
• Electric guitar (in case I am actually so inclined as to try and impress anyone)
• 20 watt Marshall practice amp (for use with the above)
• Effects pedals & cables
• Trash can w/ extra bags (for trash and the occasional roadside dookie)
• Sleeping bag, extra blanket & pillows (for couch crashing/sleeping in my car)
• Flathead shovel (some men rely on Swiss Army Knives, some Leatherman multi-tools, I use a fucking shovel)

And then there's the multiple purchases from the great American stores:

Costco:

• 2 cases Nestle Quik (my economy workout supplement)
• 2 cases Kirkland brand Protein Shakes (my economy food, which should help this "eat-every-two-hours" lad to minimize the need to waste money on food when there's nothing good around anyway
• 1 case bottled water (for getting trapped in Death Valley)
• 1 loaf 12 grain bread (Jeff Russell proudly supports Arnold Breads) to help make sure that I poop regularly
• 2 jars natural peanut butter (since PB sandwiches have been my breakfast for the past year, why change that now?)
• Dried cherries (for the antioxidants, of course)

Wallmart:

• Toiletries, toiletries, toiletries
• Hand sanitizer
• Almonds, cocoa roasted almonds, and lots of them (for mixing with the dried cherries... duh!)

Vitamin Shoppe:

• Multivitamin packs (hopefully this will prevent my frugality in food purchases from leading to any dietary deficiencies...)
• Fish oils (OMEGA-3 baby!)

Writing this post has already put me behind, and I told Missy I'd be in Blacksburg around 4pm... Got to run! Pictures and video of the car set-up to come.