I made it to Arizona, everyone! It took me two days of hardcore driving but I got here! You can see a
map of my voyage here on Foursquare. I enjoyed most of my trip, though. Especially central New Mexico. I also got to go to the
Roswell UFO Museum, which I was expecting to be kind of goofy but was actually really cool. Here are some pictures I took along the way.
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| Stopping in Hereford, Texas on the first night, I set up the bedstand to remind me of home... |
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| Roswell UFO stuff |
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| Aliens actual size |
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| This is alleged to be a woodcarving of an Incan Spaceship |
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| Diagram of abovementioned woodcarving |
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| Central New Mexico |
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| Also Central New Mexico |
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| These mountains in New Mexico were in my windows for several hours |
I finished my first week of work at my new job and I think I'm really going to like it. I'm not going to tell you exactly what I'm doing but it's in my field (of education) and sometimes involves tear gas (G14 Classified). While this does mean I'll have a little less time to blog and
tweet, the desert air is doing wonders for my health so in all likelihood I'll be active more since I won't be in pain so much. I haven't taken any prescription pain medication all week. That's the first week I've been able to say that in five years. While I miss all my friends in Joplin, I know this was the right decision.
is about the tornado that destroyed a 4th of Joplin...which is also where the first book is set. Ross was living with us at the time, and we spent the tornado huddled in the bathroom with our cats and a radio. You should also pick up a copy of 
is on this list from their 
You'll also notice that one of the tracks is by a band called Tiamat. They are in no way related to my book, nor is the book related to them. They are both