I AM MACHINE
This entry was posted on 6/24/2006 8:26 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
OMFG what is that noise??
Apparently last night I parked my car about 50 feet from a rail line. A
rail line that services those mile long trains you see out west. And as
those trains go through towns, they lay on their horn. At 3:30 am.
Primary emotional responses are the responses that are programmed into
us, at least according to this book I read that examined how humans
respond to survival situations. Secondary emotional responses are those
that are learned at an barely conscious level. These can be bad (e.g.
recalling the high you got from riding your snowmobile up a steep hill
and then causing an avalance the next time around) or good (e.g. not
touch a hot stove).
New secondary emotional response: Pay f*cking attention at these weird
intersections Canada has. 75 miles and hour and roads cross
perpendicularly everywhere (no interstates). This morning I watched a
car get broadsided at speed from about 50 feet away..
I think driving is like Zen meditation. Mindful concentration. Or maybe its just that I'm saturated.
Another 1000+ day and I'm not done yet (sitting in Dawson Creek,
British Columbia.. gonna go look for that Katie Cruise chick soon. HA
HA HA THEY HAVENT HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE). No really, Dawson Creek is
that starting point of.. THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY.
I am machine. With another 4-5 hours sleep last night, that brings the
total to around 8 hours. 3000 miles on 8 hours of sleep. It's all about
managed sleep deprivation. Ingesting stimulants at the right time,
sleeping at the right time. Its also all about managed bladder control.
With this car getting 40mpg, the fuel up intervals are longer than the
pee intervals. And like Ray and I hiking in the woods, once a
destination is set.. there's no wavering.
Manitoba and most of Saskatchewan were very similar to Minnesota.
Alberta has been like South Dakota or Eastern Montana except with a lot
of trees. In the low light, all the green is awesome. Time for a photo
op at Mile 0 of the Alcan and then its off for more driving.
