Survived the tropical not-so-stormy storm Fay.
Still haven't officially been approved by the condo association.
Bought a shit load of Ikea furniture anyway.
Still sleeping on an air mattress (until tomorrow).
Not in the path of the awful hurricane Gustov.
Bought a new smokin' hot bathing suit (my first in 3 years).
Saw WILD iguanas.
Realized our rooftop pool is actually a hot tub.
Saw WILD rats.
Didn't go swimming today for fear of riptides.
Made some English department friends at a bbq today.
Went on 2 job interviews.
Have a 3rd Wednesday.
Saw WILD mosquitoes.
Realized I don't really know how to speak Spanish.
Adios amigos. Vaya con dios!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
I would not could not in a boat
One more highlight from our trip down south.
Driving through Georgia we were listening to "The Big Show with John Boy and Billy in the Morning". The question of the morning was "what famous author was challenged to write a book using only 50 words"?
The first caller guessed Mark Twain. This was incorrect.
The second caller started chatting with the hosts, exchanging cordial greetings and whatnot. The host asked the caller what the last book he read was. The caller laughed, the hosts laughed, and then they all started joking about "literacy".
Then the second caller guessed Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The 2004 presidential election makes so much more sense to me now.
The correct answer was Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham".
So we made it to FL this weekend safe and sound. And despite the minor annoyances- the incompetent rental agents, the tropical storm/hurricane- we're doing pretty well.
I hope you are all well. I'll write again soon.
J
Driving through Georgia we were listening to "The Big Show with John Boy and Billy in the Morning". The question of the morning was "what famous author was challenged to write a book using only 50 words"?
The first caller guessed Mark Twain. This was incorrect.
The second caller started chatting with the hosts, exchanging cordial greetings and whatnot. The host asked the caller what the last book he read was. The caller laughed, the hosts laughed, and then they all started joking about "literacy".
Then the second caller guessed Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The 2004 presidential election makes so much more sense to me now.
The correct answer was Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham".
So we made it to FL this weekend safe and sound. And despite the minor annoyances- the incompetent rental agents, the tropical storm/hurricane- we're doing pretty well.
I hope you are all well. I'll write again soon.
J
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
On the road again...
Greetings from South Carolina. Here are the highlights from the trip thus far:
1. Good lunch with aunt and uncle in adult community complex in New Jersey.
2. Dude with an eye patch sitting at the Holiday Inn bar during karaoke in Virginia.
3. Karaoke at the Holiday Inn bar. Words can't describe the awesomeness that ensued.
4. Guided tour of the Confederate White House in Richmond, VA.
5. Not a single mention of slavery during said guided tour of the Confederate White House. Seriously.
6. Quote from religious talk radio in North Carolina: "Saying that man can cure his evil nature is like saying the smell of manure in a barnyard can be made sweet by pouring on a gallon of Chanel No. 5."
7. South of the Border, South Carolina: Abandoned, racist, sketchy.
Tomorrow we head to Georgia. I'm sure I'll have a lot more awesomeness to report on shortly.
I hope you're all doing well.
1. Good lunch with aunt and uncle in adult community complex in New Jersey.
2. Dude with an eye patch sitting at the Holiday Inn bar during karaoke in Virginia.
3. Karaoke at the Holiday Inn bar. Words can't describe the awesomeness that ensued.
4. Guided tour of the Confederate White House in Richmond, VA.
5. Not a single mention of slavery during said guided tour of the Confederate White House. Seriously.
6. Quote from religious talk radio in North Carolina: "Saying that man can cure his evil nature is like saying the smell of manure in a barnyard can be made sweet by pouring on a gallon of Chanel No. 5."
7. South of the Border, South Carolina: Abandoned, racist, sketchy.
Tomorrow we head to Georgia. I'm sure I'll have a lot more awesomeness to report on shortly.
I hope you're all doing well.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, June 06, 2008
Ameratses
Due to a parking shortage, the mornings I work at the hospital I have to park at a nearby church and get bussed in with the other hospital staff who are less important than doctors. Mr. H is the 8am bus driver. He is always nice to me, giving me extra free coffee cards and asking me how my commute was. On this particular morning, I was the only one on the van. Here is Mr. H the bus driver's reaction to my impending move to Miami:
1. "Not that I'm prejudiced or anything, but those people down there, you know, they're just so lazy."
2. "I don't know, I mean, they should just go be lazy in their own countries."
3. "Can I sell you one of my guns?"
Oh man! I don't even know which "they" he was referring to! I didn't know what to say. I mean, I know that people have their ass-backwards views and all, and I know that there are people out there who take FOX news as fact (I happen to work with several of them), but it just amazes me that he repeated this out loud to someone he hardly knew, and expected- I don't know- that I would hold the same opinions?
So thanks for voting. It was the best turn out yet! The majority of you are looking forward the fewer hippies in Miami. I can't say I agree. I just finished watching the Freaks and Geeks box set I got for xmas. In the last episode, the guidance counselor lends the lead girl character "American Beauty" by the Dead, and she winds up running away for the summer to follow them. I have to say, I got a little nostalgic and put on the album. Luckily they're not around anymore or else M might have come home to an empty apartment on Wednesday.
1. "Not that I'm prejudiced or anything, but those people down there, you know, they're just so lazy."
2. "I don't know, I mean, they should just go be lazy in their own countries."
3. "Can I sell you one of my guns?"
Oh man! I don't even know which "they" he was referring to! I didn't know what to say. I mean, I know that people have their ass-backwards views and all, and I know that there are people out there who take FOX news as fact (I happen to work with several of them), but it just amazes me that he repeated this out loud to someone he hardly knew, and expected- I don't know- that I would hold the same opinions?
So thanks for voting. It was the best turn out yet! The majority of you are looking forward the fewer hippies in Miami. I can't say I agree. I just finished watching the Freaks and Geeks box set I got for xmas. In the last episode, the guidance counselor lends the lead girl character "American Beauty" by the Dead, and she winds up running away for the summer to follow them. I have to say, I got a little nostalgic and put on the album. Luckily they're not around anymore or else M might have come home to an empty apartment on Wednesday.
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