Thursday, July 17, 2008

ORE Trip Index

In the spirit of that venerable publication Harper's, we've decided to do an ORE trip index of our own. For the uninitiated, Harper's does an index with interesting statistics and numbers at the beginning of each issue. Here's our version:

Days traveled: 52 (from May 27 to July 17)
Miles traveled: 11,226.8
Total amount spent on gas: $1,198.97
Average price per gallon: $4.28
Number of oil changes: 3
Number of breakdowns: 0, thank goodness
Number of (emotional) breakdowns: 0, thank goodness
Total visits to McDonald's or Subway: oops, did I write 0 for emotional breakdowns?
Clif bars eaten during the trip: 71
Amount of days with over 100 degree weather: 5
Amount of days with below 50 degree weather: 9
Nights all of us slept in a tent together so we wouldn't freeze to death: 1
Times all three of us were forced to sleep in the car: 3 (1 afternoon in Newport, 1 night at Devil's Tower to avoid the severe storm with hail, 1 night in San Clemente near L.A. since we couldn't find a campground over the July 4th weekend)
Longest streak of days without showers: 3 or 4, though we promise we were really looking each day for a shower
Amount of deodorant used (Rafael): 2.25 sticks
Amount of deodorant used (Orion): .25 sticks
Amount I'm kidding about the deodorant: 0%
Amount of times Orion was sitting at a group table when the bouncer singled him out and asked for ID: 1, in Bozeman, MT
Times we were carded for a rated R movie: 6. Once each for buying the ticket in Albuquerque, once more for each of us when inside the theatre
Amount of absurd haircuts: 2 (1 mohawk for Orion, 1 mullet for Rafael)
Seconds Elizabeth stayed on the mechanical bull in Palo Alto: 15, though it did look quite difficult and neither of the boys tried the bull
Seconds Jeremy stayed on the mechanical bull in Palo Alto: way too long to not make us suspicious that he led a previous life working at a rodeo
Times Orion tried to eat a gallon of ice cream in a sitting: 1
Times Orion successfully ate a gallon of ice cream in a sitting: 0
Times we had to stop for Orion to go to the bathroom after the ice cream fiasco: 2
Number of entire boxes of cookies eaten by Rafael in a sitting: 2 (goodbye Milano, goodbye delicious French Lu cookies)
Number of different state license plates seen: 48 (missing CT and RI)