Rock On A Bus

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Wed May 31, 2006 9:57 am

Tellurider wrote:about 17 hours actual driving time for me, not counting stops. Doin' it alone, and breaking it up into three days, 4-6.5-6.5. This will ensure that I will not fall asleep and die in a horrible accident.

I have almost fallen asleep while driving before and I have no desire to do it again, thanks.

Whoa. Drive safe, now.

Next year, those of us who live in Sioux Falls, Kansas City, or other places on the way to St. Louis should try to carpool.

Rock_dash · Post by **Rock_dash** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:19 am

I like how this thread stopped being about me and started being about how horrible it is trying to get to the Cookout

Speaking of, people on busses are insane. I'll copy my journal entries later and elaborate.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:34 am

Just make comics out of them. Real life tends to hand me more weirdness than my imagination.

Dave Against The Machine · Wed May 31, 2006 5:35 pm

rock_dash wrote:I like how this thread stopped being about me and started being about how horrible it is trying to get to the Cookout

Speaking of, people on busses are insane. I'll copy my journal entries later and elaborate.

*Turns the thread back around to about rock* Wow, 2 AM.

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:44 pm

yay, good thing he survived!

Rock_dash · Post by **Rock_dash** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:50 pm

I did indeed survive...barely...

I spent most of the trip sharing a bus with a teething baby. If any of you know what that's like, you'll understand how unbelievably glad I was to have brought aspirin.

That wasn't even the worst part though. The worst part was listening to her father the whole way. This man was like some horrible embodiment of the hick stereotype. He was moving his family (girlfriend, young daughter, and apparently, unborn baby) to tornado alley in Kansas. He went on about how he tried to get his GED for 12 years, and that it was everyone else's fault for holding him back. He also loudly talked about the time he got into a fight with four guys at once, and how he "wasn't getting any pussy" from his girlfriend, even though she was right there. The worst part though was listening to him verbally abusing his family. He was suggested that his girlfriend 'pop' his baby in the mouth for screaming.

Christwriter · Post by **Christwriter** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:30 am

rock_dash wrote:... He went on about how he tried to get his GED for 12 years

...dang. Well, actually, that's a "Damn" moment, there.

...how the HELL can it take somebody twelve years to get thier GED? It took me EXACTLY two months...probably would have taken the whole frickin' few hours the test took were it not for the fact that I took a prep course I did not need...'cept for the schollership, which wasn't that bad. But technically, I tested my way out of school with the first placement exam they stuck in front of me.

The GED, without going into specifics (which I am not legally allowed to do) IS NOT THAT HARD. Seriously. Like, lots of working with decimals and about five gazillion reading/comprehention type questions. You have to be IMMENCELY dence not to at least PASS the thing the first time.

CW

Faceless · Post by **Faceless** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:32 am

rock_dash wrote:I did indeed survive...barely...

I spent most of the trip sharing a bus with a teething baby. If any of you know what that's like, you'll understand how unbelievably glad I was to have brought aspirin.

That wasn't even the worst part though. The worst part was listening to her father the whole way. This man was like some horrible embodiment of the hick stereotype. He was moving his family (girlfriend, young daughter, and apparently, unborn baby) to tornado alley in Kansas. He went on about how he tried to get his GED for 12 years, and that it was everyone else's fault for holding him back. He also loudly talked about the time he got into a fight with four guys at once, and how he "wasn't getting any pussy" from his girlfriend, even though she was right there. The worst part though was listening to him verbally abusing his family. He was suggested that his girlfriend 'pop' his baby in the mouth for screaming.

Seems like Rock here has found the ultimate hick.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:12 am

That kind of stereotype is perfect character fodder. Do you feel INSPIRED, Rock?

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:42 am

Wow, Rock.

That's some bus ride. You realize now that real life is where the best comics come from.
( ... is anybody else out there pissed out of his mind that a moron like this can manage to get a girlfriend? I mean, SERIOUSLY... )

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:50 am

cortland wrote: ( ... is anybody else out there pissed out of his mind that a moron like this can manage to get a girlfriend? I mean, SERIOUSLY... )

Shocked, maybe...

And...12 years!!! Most people go through their ENTIRE schooling in that time, if you don't count preschool or kindergarten!

Ekolter · Post by **Ekolter** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:11 pm

Rock is now back on the bus. Bus was suppose to leave at 7:15pm. It didn't arrive until 8pm. Brought Sonic slushie and hung out so he wasn't that bummed.

Rock, you're one helluva guy

Gonna miss ya. See ya on the other side of the screen in a few days.

Sincerely · Post by **Sincerely** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:14 pm

cortland wrote:Wow, Rock. :o That's some bus ride. You realize now that real life is where the best comics come from.
( ... is anybody else out there pissed out of his mind that a moron like this can manage to get a girlfriend? I mean, SERIOUSLY... )

Trust me, Cortland, you wouldn't WANT to have his girlfriend...

JTigerclaw · Post by **JTigerclaw** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:38 pm

I wonder this too. I suppose it's true that pathetic examples of human being attract other pathetic examples of human beings. I feel sorry for their kids, honesty, because they will probably be pretty fuct up after being raised by...that.

That or they'll be moderately wealthy from selling drugs.

Ekolter · Post by **Ekolter** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:23 am

Just got a msg on the machine from Rock. He' semi-stranded in Denver. The bus out of Denver broke down, so they're waiting for a new, non-broken bus at the station until then.

So anyone near Denver up to visiting Rock to comfort him

Cortland · Post by **Cortland** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:43 am

RA! Rock needs you!

Rock_dash · Post by **Rock_dash** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:10 am

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:24 am

good to hear you made it back safe, rock.

Rock_dash · Post by **Rock_dash** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:04 pm

Good to be back, lego. I need to add a little Greyhound bus to Claude's hand there...tomorrow -_-;

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:19 pm

Good to hear you're home same. And get on with adding that bus already!