Atlanta.

After nearly a week, I am happy to announce that we are now kind of sort of vaguely getting our shit together. This blog, for one thing, but also (and more importantly) the status of our bus and our schedule. On Saturday (in DC) we finally got our temporary license (which will cover us for the remainder of the trip). By tonight, we will have hopefully have both headlights and new tires (apparently it was a miracle that the tires we'd been using hadn't blown apart on us). Unfortunately, we have yet to fix the air conditioning. While just sweating it out hasn't been so unbearable thusfar (shirts are extremely optional), the impending trek westward might require some sort of cooling system to keep the four of us from melting. Also, the console light does not work, which means at night the driver has no idea how fast he is going. Very safe, especially when the bus' alignment is completely fucked. Lastly, we're estimating the mileage of our home-on-wheels to be about 10 mpg. But honestly, seriously, legitimately? The bus is fan-fucking-tastic. (see photos)

Now, a quick recap of the trip so far:

After leaving Rob's place on the 31st (after an incredibly inebriated send-off party hosted by the ever hospitable Cohans) we drove down to the Jersey shore to stay with Rob's fantastic grandma for two nights (jersey boardwalk, seashells, & shuffleboard). The next day, we drove to Baltimore for a huge Maryland-crabcake-lunch and a trip to the aquarium before finishing the evening in DC with Glenna Smith and her fantastically hospitable family. After oversleeping our intended departure time by several hours (caused by the extremely messy night prior), on Sunday we drove down to Durham through pouring rain. Then, Yesterday we drove 6 hours to Georgia, which is where we are right now.

For anyone interested, here's our tentative schedule for the next several days:

Tuesday, 5: Atlanta
Wendesday, 6: Atlanta --> Birmingham
Thursday, 7: Birmingham --> Nawlens
Friday, 8: Nawlens
Saturday, 9: Nawlens --> Houston
Sunday, 10: Houston --> Austin

That's it for now! We'll hopefully be more vigilant in updating this Blog in the days to come.
Also, if you dont hear from us for more than 5 days please contact the authorities.

-Jerone