east meets west

after a dozen tanks of gas and four books on tape, we have come from dc to la! here are some highlights:

- nashville: we stayed at mv's friend kelleigh's house, which is supposedly the model for graceland. they're super-cute, and have the fattest dog in the world, a pug named angel :)
- we stopped for lunch in memphis, specifically to get this fried chicken that mv is obsessed with after seeing rachael ray get it on "$40 a day." i will admit, it was the best fried chicken i've ever had.
- little rock: we spent most of our time there in our great-aunt's massage chair.
- amarillo: we stayed in the worst crap-hole of a hotel, which smelled like cigarettes and mv had to go through three towels to find one without visible stains.
- santa fe: our dad's old boss has a huge mansion out there, with like eight plasma tvs. it felt like a hotel.
- we decided to take a 2-hour detour to the grand canyon, because how can you come by the grand canyon without seeing it?
- vegas: we saw cirque du soleil's "o," which is in water. it was so amazing, and made me want to be a circus performer (again).
- we won $17.50 on the slot machines!

now i'm getting settled in LA, but i'll fill you all in on that later...

our favorite road trip quotes...

tv: "well, i haven't been slapped in the face very much lately."

mv: "help! hello? anybody? i'm stuck! in the bathroom!"

tv: "it looked like she was wearing scrubs! i thought she was a nurse!"

mv: "hey tweevs, is it getting crowded in your mouth with all those feet in there?"

tv: "look, it's mordor!"

mv [entering our hotel room in vegas]: "there's a jacuzzi next to the bed!"

tv [seeing the lightboard guy at "o"]: "hey look, he's surfing the internet."
mv: "just like every other person at work."

mv [noticing an exception to the rule]: "normally, when you buy new breasts, you get a new nose too."

announcer for the us open of competitive eating [after seeing a guy almost throw up]: "that is the triumph of the human spirit!!"

mv: "is your gullet moist? well, mayonnaise is a natural lubricant."