Day 3 from San Francisco to Portland…the looooong journey

Woke up early on Sunday in S.F. ready for the day! Actually it was more along the lines of wishing for 8 more hours of sleep but what can ya do. My gracious hosts Rey and Kelley made me some breakfast. Some fruit some eggs, then we were on the road to check out what San Fran has to offer. Started out at the golden gate, and I must admit it was neither golden nor gate-ish. It WAS massive and beautiful. Its crazy to think something that massive and intricate was made by man. Then onto Lombard street “the most crooked street” and it did not disappoint it was defintely crooked! Great view of the city as well. Then onto Haight and Ashbury, where i got a great story of the hippy movement and conveniently there was a Ben and Jerry’s right there…what a coincidence! Said goodbye to my hosts in San Fran and was on the road to Portland…a 10 and a half hour drive.

Im gonna be honest with you guys. The drive up the 5 from S.F. to Portland is probably one of the most tedious things I have done in awhile. The trees are beautiful. The winding roads through the mountains beautiful as well. HOWEVER, after the first few hours it gets kinda old. Managed to get to Portland in about 9 hours (I wasn’t speeding i swear ) and met up with my Host in Portland J.P. went to a karaoke bar right away. Layed some sexual healing on the inflatable penis having bachelorette party in the front and then it was bed time. Here is the photoset from the trip

 

 

 

 

I can honestly say i haven’t been this tired in awhile. This adventure has been amazing though and i can’t wait to see what else will happen.

If you could travel anywhere by car like I am where would you go?

P.S. R.I.P all the bugs i killed along the way via my windshield

Ford Mission Day 2

HELLO LOVERS! Day two began with my trip from San Diego to San Francisco. My first stop was in L.A. where I met up with fellow Ford Fiesta agent Brigitte Dale where she acted as my tour guide. Went to the Hollywood sign,Griffith Observatory,and the Chinese theater….then back to my place cause I had to pee..too much info? Spent a little too much time in LA so i had to skip Solvang and burn it straight to San Fran. so i could spent more time with my dad.

Seeing my Dad and grandma and aunt and uncle was really good as I am a very family oriented guy. Here is a picture of My dad and i doing our “cute” pose which is said to weaken even the coldest of hearts. What do you think?

I am now on to day 3 and i am very excited to get a sourdough breadbowl and do some touristy stuff before I head up to Portland Next. Click here if you want to see pictures from my Day 2 Adventures.

 

 

 

 

OH! As for my social experiement of listening to top 40 the whole way and keeping tally of the songs. I dont have my list on me currently but i will tell you I heard BOOM BOOM POW by Black eyed Peas about 7 times!! UGH….no Fergie YOU are 2000 and late. Stay tuned for more adventure!

FORD FIESTA MISSION DAY 1

Got up this morning around 8a.m. to the joyous sounds of a married couple screaming about god knows what. OH THE JOYS of marriage! I packed for about 4 hrs only 15 minutes of that bein clothes. The rest of the time was spent  finding the various chargers for my electronics.

Got to San Diego around 3:30pm and met up with my friend Tony. Went to the park,rode a roller coaster,ate,and watched the sunset. Overall a very fun day got to see a lot of great things! Tomorrow is the trip north to San Francisco where i will get to see my Dad! Here is the photo set from today

 

 

 

 

 

One of the experiments im doing is i am going to listen to top 40 stations the whole way (tortuous i know) and keep a tally on how many times i hear a song. The list after day one goes as follows.

1. “My life would suck without you” by Kelly Clarkson- 3 times
2. “Halo” by Beyonce- 3 times
3. “Day and night” by Kudi – 3 times
4. “Pokerface” by Lady Gaga – 2 times
5. “Heatless” by Kanye West – 2 times

Who do you think will win by the end? STAY TUNED!

FORD FIESTA MISSION ONE! SAN DIEGO TO SEATTLE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So here we go in a very particular order here is where i will be embarking on my trip from San Diego to Seattle

DAY 1, 5/15/09 :

1. San Diego (duh)
2. Los Angeles
3. Solvang (wine country)
4. San Francisco

Total Hours Drive – About 10 hrs

DAY 2, 5/16/09 :

1. Lake Shasta (possibly)
2. Portland
3. (haha there isn’t much going on between San Fran. and Portland)

Total Hours Drive – About 10 hours

Day 3, 5/19/09 :

1. Seattle! YAY

Total Hours Drive – 3 hours

Grand total Hours- 23 hours (roughly)

Grand Total Miles – 1360 miles

This is gonna be quite the trip and I have a lot of cool ideas for the video so stay tuned! If any of you live in these areas and want to meet up let me know! 

 

Moving + No Electricity = PARTY IN VEGAS!

This past week was definitely one of the most random/fun weeks i have ever had! I am not sure if you guys had heard but my roommate decided we weren’t “compatible” and that I had to move out….awesome. So, I found a new place and I am back to living on my own! I needed some help so i called in the Cavalry (insert fanfare and horse noises)! I was luck to have my buddy with a truck Jason and Fiesta Agent Brigitte Dale brought her fiesta to help as well click on the picture for that photo album.

So, now I am all moved into my new place, go to turn on the electricity and they inform me they wont me able to till Monday. WHAT AM I GONNA DO FOR 3 DAYS?? Go to vegas obviously! Packed up and went with my buddy Schleppy and partied our lil butts off!. Went to see the pussycat doll show my friend Amanda is in. Hung out with our friends Bubbles and Lyssa overall had a great time!

K, Last thing I now have my first mission as a Ford Fiesta Agent. My mission is to Drive from San Diego all the way to Seattle Washington! Thats a crazy long drive but should be fun. I will be making a video of the Experience, but this is where you come in. What do you want to see? Where should i stop along the way? Send me comments and I will work it out!  PEW PEW PEW!

5 Life Lessons learn on Trip to San Diego

Had my very first Road trip in my Ford Fiesta down to San Diego with my friend Schleppy this weekend. Went fishing,saw the night life, the works. There were some very important life lessons learned on this trip and they go as such.

1. “Pokerface” by Lady Gaga is hands down the most overplayed song on radio right now.
2. Wether is Friday rush hour or Sunday at 2p.m., there is ALWAYS bumper to bumper traffic in L.A.
3. If you “Think” you know where you are going…stop…you dont.
4. Fergie = 3008 you  = 2000 and late…look it up!
5. Seagulls will never say “MINE!” like in “Finding Nemo” no matter how many times you repeat it to them.

Had an amazing time took lots of pictures you can find the photoset here

Also What do you think the most overplayed song on the radio is right now? If i didn’t list your choice leave it as a comment

Things that have changed since getting a car

I never realized just how much more difficult life is without a car. I was always kind of a walker but MAN its really hard to get around without wheels ESPECIALLY in Los Angeles. LA STOP BEING DUMB AND GET A FREAKING USEFUL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM! Anyway, I started to think about things that have changed since getting a car and this is what I came up with.

                                                      Without Car                  With Car

1. Trip to the Grocery         Hour and a Half           20 Minutes
2. Ability to get a Girl            1 in 100                     1 in 5 (backed by science )
3. Time sitting at home        7 hours                       1 hour
4. Time Spent in the Nude   7 hours                1 hour (outside naked = jail)
5. Money Spent on gas             $0                     $0 (BOOYAH! Thanks Ford!)

 I have already made lots of new friends and plan on having lots of adventures. Yes this is a picture of me about to wash my Fiesta haha the littlest things entertain me. My mom always said give me a box and a stick and he will be entertained for hours. Glad to say that 27 years later not much has changed!

If you have an ideas for interesting things to do while i have this car comment on this i am always looking for ideas. Probably heading to San Diego this weekend so ill be

sure to take pictures. Click on this Photo to see the entire album at the Car wash today with Brigitte Dale

Hello world!

HELLO BLOGGING WORLD!

 

My name is Chris Thompson i am 27 years old  grew up in Chicago but currently live in Los Angeles,CA. I love to sing/act/write/ and make people laugh! I’m probably most known for my youtube videos here is an example.

Http://www.youtube.com/supricky06

 

So i have always really enjoyed writing but was never really quite sure what to blog about considering I am mostly a video blogging. Enter the ford fiesta. I am not sure if you guys know about this but I was one of 100 people chosen to drive a 2011 Ford Fiesta as part of the Ford Fiesta Movement. I get free gas,free insurance, and a free car for the next month and all they ask is for me to video my experiences. I am grateful for Ford for choosing me and look forward to the adventure!