Hit the Road, Zach

Okay, let’s give this another shot. Narrative devices, are you all set to not interrupt me?
“That’s right!” they all say together.
Great. So, Washington DC! The trip to the city began with a visit to my host, an awesome CS dude named Francis Kim. He had a very nice place right at [...]

Next on the itinerary: the great state of Maryland. I had a guy contact me who said he plays the lyricon. I had to google it before I realized it was a MIDI controller for woodwinds, a.k.a. a digital saxophone. Here’s Paul Soroka with his lyricon:

I spent a very pleasant day with [...]

In Delaware I met up with a drummer who contacted me about recording named Arsean Cannon II. He was a great guy, and even offered to put me up when he heard I didn’t have a place to stay yet.
Arsean (pronounced ar-SEEN) had experience drumming for gospel music in churches, and he [...]

After hanging around Philly a bit, we dropped JH at the airport so he could catch a plane back to Omaha and start his classes at Creighton. It was good times having him on the journey with me.
Bye, Jong Hun! See you back in Omaha.
Pennsylvania’s Facebook friends were much better about checking. [...]

Refreshed from our delightful day on Martha’s Vineyard, we headed over a bridge

and then drove on some roads for a while until we came to Hartford.

In my travels, I have noticed a recurring theme about all US cities. See if you can notice it too:

Did you get it? That’s right [...]

This island is actually physically attached to the continental landmass, i.e. it is not an island. Amazing!
As with all drives in New England, this too was scenic, as is evidenced by this too-late shot of an amazing scene that recently passed by on a huge bridge.

We spent a pleasant night in Providence with our [...]