sort of went through the e.u. citizen line at french immigration.
arrived at kind of an amazing apartment with kind of an amazing view.
missed halloween this year, but found my headgear for next.
think you should wait till it hits the ground.
got the feeling that spanish religious sites were more an architecture thing than a god thing.
ate..
freshmade churros
..dark chocolate-smotheredmenus del dia
the ingenious bacon sandwich
ham-infused everything
gazpacho impermeable by olive oil..
..but reinforcements on the way
a little of this
a little of that
okay a lot of that
sea creatures weren't 'off the hook' either.
distinguished regular spanish tourists..
..from american ones quite easily.
recommend a city motto, 'even the prisons are charming.'
ventured north to girona. just like venice without the gondolier assholes..
god's apartment, top center
accidentally arrived on market day..
..with jungle soundtrack..
decent scenery
wandering minstrels
mid-market blacksmithing
unidentifiable scents
caught the carnival too, with..
veteran-insensitive fireworks
oohs. aahs.
oohs. aahs.
come one come all only five euros to hold this crappy balloon and get sprayed by a firehose by a teenager dressed in a ratty yet creepy bart simpson mask
don't miss the downhill skateboarder-dogsled-biker trios.
deciphered the catalan language. first add cedilla-hooks to every c..
..convert all 'dad's to 'tat's..
..throw in some x's where ch used to live.. and you're fluent.
my rosetta stone.
noticed..
sangria.. canned
and for distant lovers .. maybe one has a cold or something.
$1,000 laptops sell better if you print your own microsoft® shop-window art.
pac man-themed cafes
pepto-bismol teas
ivy league gardening
apparently construction workers often get mistakenly shot by deer hunters here
'drink responsibly'? this kept me awake for a month.
america's turn to wake up
believe every spaniard a charicature of him or herself..
tom sellicko.
g.i. jane w/ mullet + bloodthirsty canine
no american equivalent
santa baby
pavarotti was italian nice try.
balloon lifespans.. birth
..adulthood..
..& all balloons go to heaven.
moorish-influenced cathedrals
casket-carrying lions somewhat less fierce than the savannah-dwelling, hyena-shredding variety
also lacking ferociousness: spigot-tongued lion-fountains
endless subway trains
vandals considerate enough to lay off the 800 year old stonework
backpacks no one would ever want to wear
slightly outdated signage
smoking + dogs in bars
booksellers lacking indexing skills
seriously what the hell
is the noodle really necessary
literal translation: 'i am an egg donor'
spirit of translation: 'i am spartacus'
spirit of translation: 'i am spartacus'
impractical global warming solutions, possible ulterior motive.
long after america banned joe camel, spain still allows direct-to-kiddie go-kart ride advertising (zoom-in).
keg stands
quick. dial 9-1-fun.
and honey grab the strollers 'n' cigarettes, the carnival's in town and i want to win some prizes.
9/5/09