Top Ten Ways to Stay Awake on Road Trips

Ah, home sweet home. It feels good to be back. :)
I've basically done nothing but crash today. Yesterday was so exhausting, I kind of had a hangover from it today.

Wow, I just tried to start this seven times, and I just kept deleting it because it was made of FAIL.

(Prepare yourself for incoherence... NOW)

While we were cleaning/packing/running around waving our arms in the air yesterday, I managed to injure myself relatively badly. There's a slight edge on the threshold of our apartment door (I seriously mean, like, two inches) and I somehow managed to roll my ankle sideways off of it. Directly into the corner of the brick wall. Yes, in case you were wondering, this IS the ankle I had surgery on. There is now a small cut and a large bruise keeping my scars company. It's so sore I'm wondering if I bruised the bone... *shrug*

TOP TEN WAYS TO STAY AWAKE ON LONG ROAD TRIPS:

10. Snack. Chips or pretzels are the best, they keep you crunching and occupied.

9. Lean far forward over the wheel, so that your nose is almost touching the windshield.

8. Play a game. Even if you're in the car by yourself. Yesterday I was playing First Letter, Last Letter with Band names. Get competitive with yourself, too. "You already used Daniel Bedingfield!" "No, I used NATASHA."

7. Make yourself uncomfortable. If there's a suitcase next to you, jam your arm into it. Twist your back a little. Don't settle in so your back isn't sore the next day. You needed a massage anyway, this is just giving your therapist something to work on.

6. Call someone. If you get really desperate, call the most entertaining/loud person you know and have them tell you a STORY.

5. Press your possibly bruised ankle bone up against something. Pain = alert.

4. Re-enact a movie. Try and remember as much of it as you can in the right order from the beginning. If it's a musical, belt out the songs. Complete the spectacle with some killer car dance moves.

3. TURN UP THE TUNES. Preferably something angry/up-tempo. Something you can't help but sing to is good. (Mine yesterday were The Cab, Paramore, a road mix I had made, The Rocket Summer, and Cobra Starship. Too bad I didn't have any Beastie Boys or Nsync with me.)

2. Blast the AC. I don't care if you're shivering and you've got goosebumps the size of frozen peas, that's the whole POINT.

1. Watch your sister almost get in a head-on collision. I don't recommend this at all, but it will definitely get your heart rate up for at least half an hour. (Don't worry, she's fine. Thankfully the two lane road can fit 3 cars across it.)


Time for bed.
I SWEAR, I will catch up on your blogs SOON.

Peace,
Linds