Spring Break has begun.

Yesterday, around 3:30, I packed up my car (literally, as the photo shows) and hopped on I-81 for the drive home. Flip flops on, top down, hair blowing, music cranked. Good times, even though the traffic kinda sucked for a while. Every car was from Tech, Radford, or JMU. I met Mom & Dad at Tortilla Factory for some of the best Mexican food ever, then we headed home.

Today was my first legitimate “wrench day” for the Miata. I met up with five or six other Miata guys in Sterling, and we worked on a few cars. I finally replaced the O-Ring that has needed replacing since July, along with the valve cover gasket. Easy enough work, plus some of the guys knew just what to do from past experiences. Hopefully I’m not leaking oil all over the driveway now – or at least, leaking less. I think my rear main seal leaks or something as well. Sigh. That’s what comes with owning a 14-year-old car.

We are flying out of Dulles tomorrow morning to San Francisco! I’m pretty pumped for the trip and all the sweet stuff we’ll be seeing, doing, etc. while there. Mom and I reviewed the FAA regulations for carry on liquids and stuff. It’s confusing. I’m ziploc-ing my stuff and putting it in my checked bag. Not worth the hassle in the security checkpoint. Apparently I could take down a plane with my bathroom kit:

We’ll see how the whole “checkpoint” thing works. I don’t think I’ve flown since Hawaii, which was senior year of high school.

Keep watching my blog and my Twitter for updates as the trip progresses!!