I have been trying to decide all day if it's just been quiet here
I blame Jesse.
'Heart Of Gold'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I have been trying to decide all day if it's just been quiet here
I blame Jesse.
I thought we were already on Earth Mk. III
Software piracy is not only a crime, it hurts the little people who work so hard on getting the fjords just right. You think Norway was easy?
So I was reading this [link] article today and I realized that almost 11 years ago, to this day (I'll have to check my journal at home,) I was wandering through Barcelona, following the music from one street musician to the next. No mapped out plan of exploration, just one melody to the next, and the sights and experiences in between. When I think of Barcelona, I think of the music.
I love visiting those memories.
It's Monday. A very Mondayish kind of Monday.
This.
Almost 11 years to today, I was moving from San Francisco to Chicago.
Huh. I've been here a while....
Sorry about the mondayish of today, Dana.
I've never been to Barcelona. It's on my list though.
I blame Jesse.
I like this plan.
I really liked Barcelona, though I had to get used to the fact that they had no concept of personal space. Zilch. Nada. And were way more talk-to-strangers, which ended up being awesome.
It is quiet. and I have no noise to add.
I loved Barcelona right up until I got food poisoning and spent nearly a week in a public hospital. That part was less fun. (Tip for travelers in Spain: do not call an ambulance, for they are privately run and extremely slow to respond! Unless you have a broken neck and can't be moved, go to the emergency room in a taxi instead. Also, it helps to know people who can pull strings and get you admitted to a private hospital where they will have room enough to actually admit you, at which point they will give you food.)
My mom went topless on a beach near Barcelona when she was about 45--she giggled while she was telling me of this daringly risque event when she got back from her trip. That, combined with the fact that she kept on getting hit on all over Austria, made her feel wonderful, considering she had officially moved into the "empty nest" phase of her life just then.