As you can see from the photos I'll be uploading soon, I got to take a bus up to DC to photograph the Immigration Reform March.  How it happened is a story on its own - I missed work Saturday, then at the last minute, I got a call saying that there was one seat left on the bus leaving from the University of South Florida - but I don't have time to get into that right now.

However, here are a few things I learned on the way.

- If you're going to any kind of event to take photos, make sure you take only ONE BAG that has everything you need in it - change of clothes, camera equipment - cell phone charger, everything.  You are going to be useless without this bag, so make sure you never leave it anywhere.

- If you plan to take photos of an event, never travel with a group larger than three people.  Tour groups should be avoided, as they could not give less of a shit if you get left behind.  Ideally, travel with only one person, who's a close enough friend to actually LISTEN to you when you tell them to wait up while you get some pictures.

- Also, the backs of tour buses smell strongly of piss.

- Pretty much all of America - south of the Mason-Dixon line, at least - looks the same.

- Tropic Thunder is a really bad movie.  Doubly so when you're watching it on a bus with the windows locked to prevent you jumping out of them.