So we're in Louisville for an art car event. This is a fun event but a busy one. Actually those two statements are related: it's fun because there's so much going on. Having learned my lesson last time, we are taking pains to get enough water to drink, rest during the day and sleep at night. We're probably missing out on some fun time with the other drivers, but I find that not being dehydrated, tired and stressed out means I'm enjoying the overall event more.
Based on the first day I thought I was going to be a lot more tired and stressed by this point. I couldn't sleep Wed. night, only got about 4 hours of sleep, and then of course we had a whole day of driving. The drive took about 10 hours, which was only slightly less than last year (we got lucky with the construction traffic) but since we were expecting it this year, it seemed much less onerous. Like last year, they kicked off the weekend with a drive-in movie last night. This time they projected the movie onto the side of a white delivery truck, which made for excellent picture quality. The movie was held at a water tower museum right on the river, which made the air a bit cooler too. And we could see distant lightning on the other side of the river. It was a lovely evening.
First they showed short segments that looked to be from a cable TV show, about 3 art car drivers we know: Chris of the Heaven and Hell car, Danny of the Buckit Truck, and Carl of The Elements. Then they showed Driving the Dream, Harrod Blank's second movie. I had never seen it, and one of the profiles was Hambuger Harry! That was cool. Harry had really long hair when his interview was filmed. I think he looks better now.
The third movie was Dumb and Dumberer. I've heard it's pretty funny, but we were both really tired and neither one of us much cares for Jim Carrey. So we left early, and managed to get back to the hotel room by 10:45. We lay down to watch The Daily Show and I was asleep by 11:10. Slept until 7:30. It is amazing how much better I feel when I've had adequate rest. And best of all, the hotel is about 4 blocks from the event, so we can leave our car and come back here to rest anytime we want. A rare luxury at art car events.
sleep + water... but don't forget to eat on the night of the illuminated cruise! oi, that was tough last year.
ah, but they tricked us! this time Georg and I ate dinner at 6, expecting a really late night like last year. And then everything happened on time and we weren't hungry when it was time to eat at Lynn's Paradise Cafe. I guess next time I'll try to eat just a snack, and bring food with us in case the cruise drags on like last year.