I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide (Well, Not Really)

The three above maps, inspired by M. Gordon Jenks, represent some of my travels and exploits in this great land of ours.

When I put this information in map form, what surprised me the most was how parochial I really am. I don't get out as much as I should. Perhaps my utter hatred of driving has something to do with this (if it is longer than three hours, I'm flying).

I could get into a long discussion about "silences" in maps and how the color scheme impacts how we "see" cartographically, I won't. It's summer and I'm trying to keep the nerd shit to a minimum (a promise that I have no intention of keeping).

The Maps Explained

1. The first map is a map of the states that I have visited. The states in teal represent states that I have lived in. The states in hunter green represent states that I have visited; I defined this by a state where I spent the night or at least a period of twenty-four continuous hours. The states in light green represent states that I have been to, but cannot really say that I saw much of. In the cases of North Carolina and New Jersey, I changed planes in airports there (Charlotte and Newark, respectively). In the cases of Nebraska and West Virginia, I merely drove through them.
2. The second map is a "beer map," showing states who's fermented malt products I have enjoyed (though not necessarily in the state of their origin).
3. The third map is a map of the states where I, shall we say, have gotten "deep in my cups."

Further Afield

I have also visited three foreign countries:

1. The Bahamas.
2. France.
3. United Kingdom (England, to be precise).

Of those I have had beer and gotten mullocked in two of them (France and the UK).

Conclusions

1. Jenks beats me on states visited and beers-from-states; I beat him in "pie-eyed" states.
2. I drink more than I travel.
3. I already knew that I have too much time on my hands; this is bordering on certifiable. Luckily the state mental hospital is a short bus ride away.

Postscript: Extra Special Super Bonus Happy List

Before the bus to the booby hatch gets here, I figured I would extend the "fully krausened" list to a more local level; I also wanted a category where I might just blow everyone away. So I give you...

Chicago Suburbs and Neighborhoods Where I Have Been Overserved

• Chicago -This includes the neighborhoods/areas of the Loop, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Wrigleyville, Lakeview, Rush/Division, Rogers Park, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Bridgeview, Pilsen, Beverly, Mt. Greenwood, Morgan Park, Wicker Park.
• Oak Lawn
• Oak Forest
• Tinley Park
• Orland Park
• Bridgeview
• Calumet City
• Steger
• Midlothian
• Crestwood
• Shorewood
• Joliet
• Mokena
• Schaumburg
• New Lenox
• Barrington
• Markham
• Harvey
• Lansing
• Evergreen Park
• Lemont
• Calumet Park
• Blue Island
• Palatine
• Wheaton
• Homewood
• Chicago Heights
• Park Forest
• Itasca
• Alsip
• Hinsdale
• Burr Ridge
• Hammond (IN)
• Highland (IN)

So take that, good judgement, common sense and concern for general digestive and mental health.

Friends don't let friends drink and map.