Gasoline is a Drug

GasOliNe IS a dRUg.*

My 2-year experiment in immersing myself in reality is over.

I give up.

I will once again use gasoline to escape reality.
The reality that places are far apart, it takes a lot of energy to travel between them, and a lot of energy to transport goods.
When gas runs out, how will we do these things?
A reality that I tried to share with others. But the drug is too strong.
Ever watch The Matrix? Same thing. Seems real, doesn't it?

Acoustic #3
Goo Goo Dolls, 1998

They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told you
And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew

And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
No one's listening anyway

Your voice is small and fading
And you hide in here unknown
And your mother loves your father
'Cause she's got nowhere to go

And she wonders where these dreams go
'Cause the world got in her way
What's the point in ever trying
Nothing's changing anyway

They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway

And you know I see right through you
'Cause the world gets in your way
What's the point in all the screaming
You're not listening anyway

From the album Dizzy Up the Girl
Used without permission.**

* Bush is pushing this drug so his buddies can get richer. It is just a temporary high. Don't do it. When you come down there's a heck of a hangover.
**This is an awesome album. You should buy it. And rock out to it often.

I bought a motorcycle in July 2002. It gets 60 mpg and takes up little space. In January 2004, I bought a 91 Honda Civic that gets 40 mpg. This will end some twisted things that not having a car caused me to do, such as borrowing poor-mileage vehicles, and ride my motorcycle in freezing weather when Inyo Mono Transit didn't show up. I plan to convert this car to an electric vehicle.