Hi guys, I just found this site and don't even know where to start on my road trip! I'm moving to southern California from Mass and thought it would be amazing to drive across the country rather than have my car shipped out and fly, it just seems to make more sense and it seems like an opportunity I won't have too often. So I am 20 years old, naive, and full of dumb questions! I'm sorry about that. If this post is too much you don't have to answer anything :)

I have a 1999 Subaru with 90k miles, I think it will be okay. I plan on getting it looked at before I go. It's a great car. Also loading on snacks, my GPS, cellphone car charger, AAA card, $$, ipod/mix cds.. any other really obvious necessities I am missing? Should I form a solid plan of exactly where I am sleeping or is it okay to GPS the nearest hotel and crash? Do you have any suggestions of places I should stop by?

I'm not looking for anyone to form my elaborate travel plans for me, I know it really isn't together yet and I have a long way and a lot of time to do this, just random snippets of advice if you feel like sharing.