Go Go Go Go Stop

My trip south is going excellent.

Myrtle Beach was great because where I owned the town… because there was no one there.

So I pretended it was like the apocalypse, and dressed appropriately.

If you’re going to go and want to see other humans, wait until at least February.

Then I moved from my week there.

And yesterday, I hit the wall.

I’ve still not learned moderation; that I can’t go 1000 km/h an hour for weeks on end without repercussions.

So I downloaded my first game on my iPhone – Words with Friends.

First Zynga game, and first game ever on my phone.

You know what a Zynga game is even if you don’t realize it: Words with Friends, Mafia Wars, Farmville (I will _never_).

Wrote some postcards.

And then I discovered the TV show, Burn Notice. OMFG

Have you ever heard me mention a TV show before?!? Exactly.

I inhaled the entire first season yesterday, I was “that girl” zoned out to Netflix (and it’s true, US Netflix is better than CDN Netflix by far).

It’s a spy show. Shocking eh, ;)

Take a look:

(couldn’t find the actual intro online, this is the closet thing I could).

Have a great Tuesday, wait till you see my new pants later today ohhhh yaaaaaa.

xo Keri

 

 

 

I Came South, and Don’t Even Like the Sun

I don’t.  I hide from it.

I’m like a future person that way.

If you follow my Twitter you’re familiar with me bugging you to wear sunscreen.  If you’ve been bugged, that’s good, means it’s working.

I wear 60SPF every day, even in the winter. The sun reflects off the snow and intensifies it, remember that.

My perfect temperature is: sweater over a sun dress in the day, warm up at night, cute shoes at any time because no snow.

It’s been aaaaamazing for the creative part of my brain to have left Toronto for a bit, changed my environment. It gets tough to constantly see new in the old and familiar, you know?

Next up: decorate my sidebars.

Then: I decided to build my new blogs on WordPress, not Posterous like I was going to, because I need to control the sidebars.

If you are even thinking, “I’d like to have my own blog”, yes do it, and use Posterous.

I built my Hippie blog using Posterous. Have you popped over there lately?  It might amuse you for a few sips of coffee – IAmNotAHippie.com

Look where I went, holy crap I love these places.

How do they get the ships in the bottle??

Answer: they are built with hinged masts, lying flat against the boat. Tie a piece of string around the top of each mast. Slide the thing into the bottle, pull the string, raise the masts, magic.

Now I’m going to tag this post with the phrase above that’s bolded.  I’m doing this in hopes when someone googles that phrase, they’ll find my blog.  And that’s what SEO is: Search Engine Optimization.

I’ll leave you with a few more photos.

The best part about these type of photos is they make a blog look so happy.

Have a great Friday!

Differences Between CDN and USA

I’ll probably do a few posts like this during my trip, there’s so much.

Way more driving-through-tunnels.

You can buy cigarettes in a bar… and then smoke them inside :O

Alcohol is sold in drugstores.

Styrofoam is way more popular here than in Canada.

Hands-free gas pumping.

Remember when they took those away years ago, Canada? I never understood why.

Just jam your gas cap into the handle, that’s what I do.

Same girl though, no matter what side of the border.

Have a great Thursday!!  Best night of the week.

 

 

I’m South of the Border, Literally

A big warm hello!  Look no jacket or boots yesss.

Found this place en route to Myrtle Beach, my first stop on my ‘Escaping the Winter’ tour.

South of the Border – America’s Favoutite Highway Oasis since 1949.

It’s filled with tacky souvenir shops like this, the kind I love.

I never buy anything (I just got rid of everything, remember?) but just like to look and laugh.

Things made funny by giant-ism.

Paper mache animals everywhere.

That’s funny that this is someone’s job and business, “what do you do?”, “make giant animals”

Boy do I love it here.

TTYT

 

Hi from the South but Where is My Trunk?!

I was ahead of schedule (YES to my meticulousness), car packed up, far too excited to sleep, so I set off Thursday evening.

Then nah.

Let’s turn around and head back to Toronto.

Change in plans, let’s fly instead.

And that’s why I don’t have my trunk with me. Despite talking incessantly about it for 3 months. I love that trunk, I even made it its own blog catagory.

Ahhh the best laid plans.

So I took it to my storage unit, hauled it out of my car myself (I. Am. A. Beast).

Re-packed and reduced everything to two suitcases and a backpack.

Last adjustments Saturday morning.

And I’m off! Tweeted this photo to commemorate.

I always board last, I’ve mentioned this before. I don’t understand lining up to be first… you’re just going to have to sit there longer?!

Good things can happen when you board last… that’s how I got bumped up to First Class flying home from Alberta last week.

True story:

I have a lot of blog girl gear.

Changed planes. The Detroit airport is huuuge.

Taken just before initial descent, that’s how huge because I am high up.

Good airport advice:

Back up in the sky.

If you see that view in real life and if it doesn’t move you, you’re dead inside.

And I arrived!

Yes that’s McDonald’s, I went directly there off the plane. I’m predictable that way.

I’m pumped to share my trip with you!!

I have to figure out internet here, which I’m en route to do soon as I hit publish on this post.

TTYS
xo Keri