but realistically even following those directions get you pretty lost, i still like my maps...i keep like a library of California maps in my trunk...why i would drive to san diego is beyond me, but i'm prepared.
Why i'm on this train of thought was because of fourth of july weekend (and an article in gq). so the plan was to pick up andy from san jose, and than 2 girls from Berkley and play around in sf and meet with mary and the epic gang. usually i map out all my directions, punch them into google maps to see if i'm correct and stuffs, but this time i just took the gps. looks kinda like this one:
not gonna lie...it makes my life a ton easier. Like i don't get lost, and if i amke a wrong turn, it puts me on track. But when i looked up...i realize i have no idea or context of where i am...just at my destination. i'm not really paying attention ot the city...just the audio cues. i felt kinda of robbed of the experience of being somewhere new.getting lost really got me ble to know my freinds neighborhoods, cities, or jsut random places. I knew where to go if i ever visted again...since i was lost there. Getting lost gets me super observant, since i'm kinda bent on getting non lost. So i learn the city wether i planned to or not.
the gps was nice, but it took that away from me. I like using my maps, playing with highlighters, or just knowing where i was driving was a big square that hopefully brought me back to my original road. getting lost really isn't so bad. It almost fun, like an unplanned adventure.
cuz really what do you remember? being slightly late to a friends party? or being satisfied that you now know a lil bit more of san jose?
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