What I Do Do on a Long Car Ride

Road trip time!

Well, a roadtrip only if you count a few-hour drive to jasper as one. For Valentines Day, I’ll be swimming, eating unhealthy food, skiing… what are you doing this weekend, Laura? ;)
At this very moment, I’m sitting cramped in the backseat of my family’s car. My time in the car is, as is often the case, divided up into multiple rather useless activities. As the muse is not filling my head with inspiration right at this time, I thought I’d share with you some of the things that I can often be found doing in the car.

1.     Playing games. I’ve been blessed with a good head for avoiding carsickness, and can therefore do things like play video games without feeling sick. The nature of these games can depend from trip to trip, however whichever one I get into can often last me for a good portion of the trip.

2.     Reading. Again, I’m able to read without getting carsick. Although my books have yet to be accessed on this particular trip, I have a nice little pile of them in my suitcase. If you’re interested, right at the moment I’m revisiting the Inkheart series, which I haven’t read for years. By the way, now seems like a good time to advertise one of my other blogs, which I update on an extremely inconsistent basis. Nevertheless, check out Mark’s Book Blog if you want to read a bit more about the books I’m reading.

3.     Listening to music. My dad and I went to watch Into the Woods last Sunday, and the tunes have been hammering into my head ever since. Wanting music to listen to on this car ride, I caved and bought the album just before we left. I have now listened to the entire thing- yes, it’s that good.
By the way, Sis, have you seen the movie? I seem to remember that you liked the play. The more I listen to his music, the more I’m forced to admit that Stephen “Song Time” Sondheim is a genius.

4.     Sleeping. At one point in every car ride, the feeling creeps up on you. You’re bored, the constant noises of the car have been making you tired, and you just think, “there’s only one way I can make this go by faster.” And so you plug in your music and let it lull you to sleep.

5.     Talking. Ha! Never mind. I tend to just sit in my little bubble in the back, and let my parents do the talking. Scratch that one out.

I think that I’ve covered most of the bases now. Car rides can be boring, but they can also be vaguely entertaining- provided you don’t get carsick. Thank you, body, for not letting me be susceptible to that disease.
Until next time, happy Valentines Day, and I’ll see you on Sunday.

-Mark