More Driving
Friday, January 8, 2010
I drove from New York to Virginia today… somehow, though I have never really done this before, I left during rush-hour and the roads hadn’t really been paved yet. It took me half an hour to get from my parents’ house to two towns over – that normally takes me ten to fifteen minutes. And driving through New York and Pennsylvania was relatively easy, but when I hit the rough spots, I really hit the rough spots. It sucks when you only have one out of two lanes available with snow and ice covering half the road (which is still not plowed). My neck still hurts from driving through some areas.
But once I hit Maryland everything got SO easy! Gone were the people who thought driving 20mph under the speed limit under perfectly fine conditions. And thank the gods for books on tape. I previously purchased The Chronicles of Narnia on CDs so I could have something to drive to and that passed the time so quickly! I haven’t read the books in so many years, so it was nice to hear them.
I highly recommend books on tape if you’re in need of a book but not in a position to actually read. It’s relaxing, keeps you focused, and quite entertaining.
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Jen
on 09/01/2010 at 21:57I think the key to audio books is finding someone with a nice voice — I tried listening to one, once, but the person’s voice got grating after a prolonged listening! But yes, definitely a more productive and enjoyable way to spend the car ride than random radio stations!
Amanda
on 11/01/2010 at 07:39Ahh, I agree with Jen – it must be a nice voice. I can’t remember the name of the guy who did them, but whoever read Harry Potter on the audio tapes would definitely be enjoyable… although I’ve never owned any, I’ve always wanted to