I'm in a hotel in Santa Rosa, New Mexico after my leisurely day of driving became tedious. I was planning to make it to Albuquerque, but maybe next time. Last night I stayed at my grandparents house in Tulsa, OK. I lived there when I was a youngster - some time between the ages of 2 and 6. I became nostalgic as I approached the area, and decided to search out a place my mom used to take me - Egg Roll Express. To my surprise, Egg Roll Express still exists and I tried to find the one in Broken Arrow where we'd have likely gone back then. I got there after it had closed, but I pictured myself sitting in a booth across from my mom while I poured duck sauce all over my eggrolls. Anyhow - I stayed at my grandparents house. They weren't there, and I slept on the couch after eating one of their TV dinners. It was pretty cozy - old family photos and framed cross stiches to keep me company.
A few quick things about today: I came across a place called Pop while on route 66 outside of Oklahoma City. Pop is a gas station, which sells hundreds of different sodas. I got one called Brain Wash, and a molassas root beer from Rhode Island. AMAZING. Later I bought a discontinued Poloroid digital camera for $50 from a Walmart in Texas, which is where these images came from. I deleted some seriously crazy/amazing pictures by accident while learning how to use my camera. I visited the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere, which was right off 40 somewhere in the top of Texas. I might have to try and describe this thing to you tomorrow - but I'll say this, that cross was huge. The place was odd and somewhat beautiful. It was very misty, and I followed a huge circle of sculptures which depicted the stations of the cross.
Tomorrow I gotta drive to LA, where I get to crash with my buddy Matt D! My tour with Thao starts Thursday in Santa Barbara - yes.
