Fully informed... Mental note: the next time I run out of bug spray for the kids and myself, I can teach the children to spread the crap evenly.
As for Stacey, do pay close attention to her over the next few days...over exposure may cause frothing of the mouth and fear of water.
ps. don't forget to bring me something from somewhere...please, no african children. my hands are full all ready. maybe a death bird.
p.s.s you guys obviously haven't seen the film, Hostel. don't go poking your nose into "local" business...
oh, and by the way- did he mention the part where his tranny broke at work, so i had to get my 18 year old brother to drive your car up to his work with me leading in my car???? oh. he didn't? nevermind.
Hippo Spit Whatever you do DON"T WASH STACEY'S LEG!!!! Do you have any idea what hippo spit is worth in the States?!?! Priceless. Like marijuana. Even if it's a little crusty by the time you guys get back, I read this article that said we could just scrape the dried spit off and then distill it into a tincture. Money is to be made. I'm just looking out for you.
Bungee Jumps Now because of your proximity to the south pole, do actually float upwards rather than fall with gravity? Someone once told me about the toilet bowls flushing the wrong way and I'm pretty sure they explained that it was because gravity doesn't understand itself down there.
Bungee jumping, in my humble opinion is like looking at the Reaper and whispering slyly, "Go ahead, try and take me." It's on my list of things to do. That and play chicken with an elephant while driving a SmartCar.
Speaking of cars....the tranny fell out of my Camry. Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. So I'm taking your Saturn out for more than just a few spins. This weekend, Laura and I drove to Las Vegas and had that threesome we've always been talking about with this really nice stripper from Nebraska in your very cramped back seat. I tried to get the love stains out but to no avail. Will discuss later.
No but seriously we're having a good time here. It's worked out well that your car is here as mine remains crippled at the shop awaiting a used tranny. So my question is, belated, may I drive your car around in a city that condones the complete disregard of all traffic laws? Please?
Your funk,
B
do it to it Jared- as I mentioned, my friend Michelle is down? over? there and
she has tried to convey the situation yonder ways, but I just don't get it yet. I hope you're taking lots of pichers (I'm in white trash mode too)
and share those with us later. I would love to kidnap you when you get back to LAX and bring you over to our apt with lots of beer and make you tell us all about it. sound good? well, sometime then. maybe we'll have to head down to SD for story time.
PS: Went to a white trash bbq on july 4th and just got the pictures.
HYSTERICAL. one thing: tater tots with baked spray cheese oh dear
Oh the rains down in africaaaaa.... Write it. You'll thank yourself later. Feel that resistance in your head? That's cuz it's uncomfirtible (I'm being wite trash tuday). Seriously. WRITE IT. One artist to another. Feel whatever you're feeling and put it out there. Capture the moment. Don't edit. You can write the prose when you're back in your nice SD life about how it WAS. Write how it IS. Now. without reservation. Peace. Brian B
Return party Here is the plan so far. Dad and I, and Silvana and Bernard are going to meet you guys at the airport. We are staying at a hotel just down the street, where you guys can crash and we can order pizza and beer. (much easier than a restaurant) George and Oksana will be by and we want to hear all the stories. Plus, we may have to take the new 21 year-old out to a bar!. We'll hang out and feed you all the next day, take Daniel and Devan to the airport (flight out around 7:30 p.m) and head home. Love ya
HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE!!!!!
Bungee jump? I won't believe this one until I see photographic evidence! - Next up, swimming with the sharks? Glad to see you all are having a blast and are still alive! Jeanine
German Ancestry Vat you don't understand German muttering, " Vases Los Mit De?"" It's in your blood, should come natural. Enjoy, everything as you are doing, what an adventure, keep writing. LUVAGRANMAGINNY
Spiderman lives! Jared, how can you complain! All those spiderman comments of yours must have been a past life, not the present one :) Now, Stacey on the ohter hand, deserves an award for lasting this long with you three stinky boys! Hopefully South Africa is cooler and a little less compressed. Jeanine
Ahhhh Boat Life..... Pinche Germans. No seriously. I think this is the perfect time to embrace our All-American Arachniphobia. They're just spiders.....eewwww.
Deordorant is for pussies! I think the group would have blended in more inconspicously with the Czech Republic if you all had opted to not be baptized by the single stick of deordorant.
On the contrary, I am taking notes of exactly where, why, and how you all haved failed, so when I make a venture in personal uncharted territories around the world, I will be a more efficient world class traveler and a lot more comfortable.
So, I am not so jealous now...thanks ;)
So true!!! Your comments about the cathedral remind us that some things should be allowed to progress through their own lifetime without the artificial maintenance performed by our high-tech methods. Age and the consequences of the adoration of millions of awe-struck souls gives these places a patina of grace that the original builders could only pray that they might live long enough to see. We can plant the seed, but it takes the passage of time for the tree to attain its true beauty. Which brings us to my garage......aaahhhhh.......
Love, Dad
There is hope for me yet! I am excited to hear that there is hope for me in this mad world. If all else fails, I will run away to Rome and become a tour guide at the Colloseum.
With my fantastic skills of ass talking, I will become the most infamous tour guide of useless knowledge and irrelevence...however the sword referernce is a good hook and I may have to steal this and paraphrase it every so gently. I can't believe you bailed out on the guide at the height of the speach! Pure ignorance; lame Americans!
I'm seething with jealousy. You guys are so lucky! Do keep us posted with your adventures...and try not to get shot in Johannesburg (sp?) Stacey promised to bring booty home for my pleasure. I do so want my surprise!
you guys rock.
funniest. drunk. story. ever! first of all, i commend the genius who decided to have the supporters drink for each goal- as opposed to the nonscoring team. and the barricade so devan couldn't get out? i hope you mention that repeatedly to gio from now on- never let him forget it. aren't you glad he's with you? clever, clever man.
~ one thumb down to the "guinness and pizza" place for false advertising. in america they could be sued!
A fly on the wall.,..... Oh to be a fly on the wall... I have been laughing myself silly with all of your postings. Four weeks of discussions about "art and literature" would be pretty boring. At least you have Devan to break up those "lofty" discussions!
Bacon Hey Jared. Sounds like you are all having fun, or at least an abundant supply of alcohol, under which influence everything is fun. As for the bacon, alas, the only country which seems to understand, and serve, bacon as you know it, is Switzerland. So drink some more wine and eat a panini.
Aloe for who? Okay, so how come I am not surprised that Daniel is sunburned! Tell him that I am also impressed with his negotiating skills. You all sound like you are having a wonderful time and definately not starving. Keep up the commentary as this is hilarious! Love to all, Jeanine (from cool Lake Tahoe where the hotel is now completely wireless)
more paris memories did we mention we were old lady magnets in paris? i think they loved mr. b or something. plus, i could converse with them. they all thought i was swedish. i digress. we would leave our hotel in the morning, down an espresso, and collect various cakes, crepes and pastries for our breakfast horde. a little old lady came up to us extremely concerned that we didn't have anything to drink to wash it all down.
did you ever try an egg mushroom ham and cheese crepe? oh my god- the stuff of deities. i've scoped out all the french grocery importers in LA. i bet you'll do the same for san diego.
did you guys get to the impressionist museum at the train station?
or the centre pompidou?
ah, je suis desolee! i lost my camera in paris at the guillotine bar- replete with, you guessed it, a real guillotine. it was hot! the floor was sod and hay. i had 14 glasses of red wine, and no water- and just stumbled out the door without it. thankfully, i'd befriended the owners due to drinking there several nights in a row, and they returned it to my hostel! so sweet. ciao darlinks!
Gay Paris. Ah oui. jenez se paz? What. Tell me your eating lots of street food!! Their crepes are bloody amazing. They've got ones filled with cheese and meat or whatever you want too besides just Nutella and assorted fruits/sugars. I forget what their called though. Ask Stacey. Or Laura. And tell me you're chain smoking everywhere. Because you just can't be in Paris without a Galouise hanging from your lip. It's waaaay faux pas!!!
And I do believe it's Prague-enese. Actually, I think the majority speak English along with 8 other languages. A decidedly "European Virtue" that us Americans are immune to. You know Sarah Crowley and Rachel Kanarowski live there right? At least I think Sarah still does.
You walked off your tummy yet? Diareah? Fistulas? Anything "EXCITING" happening?
Your dad is SO right Hi, Jared. I agree with your Dad 100%. I look forward every day to news from you guys. Keep up the good work. And enjoy every minute of your time there!! You'll have these memories forever.
I am the Elder on a Trans-national quest for adventure and elightenment spanning 2-3 continents (dependent upon where the "adventure" first appears (Personally my money's on LAX (thus making it 3 continents (but we'll see.)))) I and my crew, the Lovely Lady, the Financier, and the Triangle Mouth, will be rampaging tornado-like across Europe and South Africa bringing with us a pestilential rage of obnoxiously jovial commentary and stereotypical American ignorance. Jolly good time I'd say.... full info
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Hi! I am from Prague and I am pleased with your journal...and YES! I agree! Prague is special! Do not hesitate, go to Prague!