I was driving through Virginia recently on my way home from a meeting in Annapolis, Maryland. I found Virginia to be quite an entertaining place. I came away with some questions, saw some interesting things and had A LOT of time alone in the car. Here’s a rundown. So I may or may not have been extremely sleep deprived. You can be the judge of that.

Why is Virginia for Lovers?
As I drove into Virginia, I was greeted by a massive sign proclaiming that Virginia is for Lovers. This perplexed me for the duration of my drive. A quick wikipedia search showed me the way. Apparently I live under a rock and missed one of the most iconic ad campaigns in the past 50 years. Clearly, I have a bright career in marketing.

How is speed enforced by aircraft?
I realized that I should probably start paying attention to the road signs when I was cruising in the lane meant for carpools. I’m glad I did, because I was then wildly entertained by the signage warning me that speed is enforced by aircraft. Immediately, I had an image of a hovercraft plucking my speedy Kia rental off the highway and putting a stop to my blatant disregard for Virginia speed laws. In reality, aerial enforcement missions require a plane, a pilot, a spotter who times cars as they travel between road markings, and a number of police cruisers on the ground to issue the speeding tickets. Right, great idea. Sounds very efficient and like a fantastic use of resources. Virginia agrees as these missions have been drastically reduced. Budget cuts and all, ya know?

What is that van doing??!
As fascinating as the signage was, my attention was soon diverted to a white van driving the wrong way up an exit ramp. That cannot be safe or less dangerous than speeding on a highway. Maybe driving the wrong way enforced by aircraft would be a better idea?

And in between these musings, I had time to imagine that the Super Troopers were out in full patrol. I’m pretty sure that I saw them pulling a truck that appeared to be towing a dilapidated gazebo. Or was it a vintage wooden carousel relic? I was moving too busy speeding to correctly identify it, but I’m sure they had a great time with that one.

I also compiled a list of resolutions for 2016. After numerous failed attempts to sing “Hello” by Adele I decided that singing was not happening. I think I broke my vocal cords so moot point. Guitar, piano, kazoo maybe? The possibilities seemed endless. I could work out the details later. Next-up take the GRE. Because I should go back to school for my MBA. Or my MFA. Or whatever. I’d have to figure that out too. The ideas came fast and furious. Sewing. Or knitting. Perhaps painting. Oy vey. Sounds like get crafty in 2016. Noted. And I’d been meaning to look into dance classes cause that sounds exercisey and fun which is the perfect match. Definitely write more. Get my blog on a schedule. And vlogging…what is that all about?! And on and on and on until I finally found someone to talk to me on the phone before I really overextended myself in 2016.

So all in all I’d say it was a most productive road trip. I gleaned some knowledge about Virginia, didn’t get waylaid by the super troopers or kidnapped by a speed limit enforcing hovercraft AND I made some hazy new year’s resolutions. Perfect.