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Without realizing the location, we agreed to attend a party on Saturday. It was only that morning that we used Mapquest to discover where we were headed. A few moments later we realized we agreed to attend a party in San Diego - which is a safe 3-4 hour drive away. There was a minute where Kevin and I looked at each other - daring the other person to call it off, and when neither of us did - we shrugged and got dressed to go.

As soon as we got on the freeway, we hit a wall of cars. Driving 10 miles took about a half hour. The traffic eventually let up a bit, but it never really cleared altogether.

By the time we arrived at the party, we were loopy and itchy to dance or jump or climb a tree. However, as you might expect, we were severely late and people were saying their goodbyes. We only stayed for about a half hour before turning around and driving back home. The drive home? How surprised are you to hear that the highway was a parking lot? Again.

In all, we spent 8-9 hours in our car in order to spend 30 minutes saying hello to a friend. It was a weird and unexpected way to spend the day. It was a road trip that led to nowhere...a perfect plot for a no-budget film. In the end - my advice is to check Mapquest before accepting an invitation to anywhere and for goodness sake, drive a Hybrid. The trip only used a half a tank of gas.

I know you're totally jealous.