Friday, March 25, 2005, 3:16 p.m.
This week has been absolutely wonderful. I am so lucky that the timing worked out exactly as it did, so that I didn't have to work for the ultimate tournament and that I have Monday off for the rest of the BCN Lindy Exchange (which lasts til Monday, with a swing dance in the park).
I slept til 9:30 today, which was surprisingly 11 hours. I went to sleep early last night because I had a terrible sore throat, which am pleased to announce is completely gone - probably thanks to the 11 hours. Anyway that meant that i had time to make a nice big breakfast (I have FINALLY found a cereal that I like; only my mother will know how important this is to me ... ok so it's not as good as the Quaker oat squares that we will buy AS SOON as i get home, Mom, but it's yummy and it has little chocolate pieces in it). I also cleaned my room and did my laundry, and was still out of the house by 12:30pm, RECORD timing for me. I then walked briskly 35 minutes to the Starbucks downtown for free internet. My exercise here in BCN is walking around town. I must say that city life suits me. I REALLY like being able to run out to the grocery store (well, when it's not closed for siesta), or local bakery, both of which are within one block (apple) of my flat. I like waking up and walking to my destination for the day. I like not having to worry about parking when I go out at night. I like discovering new bars and coffee shops. I like living in a city. Anyway, I then spent the day checking e-mail, plane ticket prices, and just generally surfing the net doing both useful and un-useful things. Among some of the things I found:
Off The Daily Show's site:
WEAPONS OF MASS SEDUCTION
It's common knowledge that the voting line during a Presidential election is a great place to meet potential dates. Maximize your chances of taking home the cute Democrat or Republican of your choice with these candidate-inspired pick-up lines!
KERRY:
"This is John Kerry, and I'm reporting for booty."
"I have a Plan for getting into your pants."
"I can do amazing things with a ketchup bottle, baby. "
"I'm looking for a way to steal your purple heart."
"That's a nice shirt. Can I tax you out of it?"
"Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Because under my health care plan, 75% of your hospital costs come directly from a special account set up in accordance with...."
"Are you from Tennessee? Because you're the only ten I see. Also, I really need your vote. Seriously, I'm down like six points there."
"How do you like your eggs cooked? Because I want to know what to have the maid make you for breakfast."
"Baby, the only thing swift about me was the boat!"
BUSH:
"I may not have found those weapons of mass destruction, but I know where everything else is. If you get my drift."
"Bush is my name and women's private areas are my game."
"Apparently, I own a timber company. Want some wood?"
"Did your daddy work for Halliburton? Because someone stole the stars from the skies, overcharged the goverment for them, and put them in your eyes."
"If I could rearrange the alphabet I'd put U and I together. That way I'd never forget how to spell DUI."
"Are your legs tired? Because you've been running through my megalomaniacal dreams of world domination all night."
"Presidents do it for four years in a row."
"If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me that I started a war for nothing?"
And off Emily's blog site:
Real quote from W.: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
"I'm beginning to wonder if I live in a world of specialty soaps while the rest of the world uses blocks of dove." (for some reason, I really, really like this quote).
"Okay, so you're figuring yourself out right now. Good luck with that. I"m going to find someone who already has." -wise words from Mel (note: I don't actually remember saying this but it sounds like something I would say, and it's cool, so there you go.)
"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy."
So after relaxing and pleasantly wasting time in Starbucks, I had a private class with this guy I met on the metro a few days ago. He's kind of weird; he's older and he's just ... strange. He speaks to me in Spanish, French (gotta say, after spending the weekend with native speakers, it's really hard to adjust to the spanish accent. It's just so ... bad.), and broken English. Anyway, I don't know, just everything about him irritates me, but I think I'm going to keep teaching him because I need the money! The upside was that we had the class in a cafe that had the most interesting/yummy hot chocolate I've had so far in BCN. So, yay for that.
Then I hung out with Nicole (welcome back, dear!) and heard all about her trip with her Mom to Budapest. Then I came home and made a yummy dinner - quesadilla - and got ready to go to swing. Luckily - SUPER luckily in fact - no one was checking tickets at the door, and I got in for free, which saved me 22 euros. The dance was great; there aren't as many people this year as there were last year, but the vibe was cool and I had a great, great time. Plus I wore a short skirt and petite knickers (well, more like culottes), which is always fun. :)
In other news, apparently David-the-retarded-roommate tried to start a street fight last nite, totaled his car, and was picked up by the cops, which means the car now impounded by the police and -- get this -- he had apparently stashed a few grams of COCAINE in it. Soo apparently he's going to have a trial!? (According to my other flatmate). Anyway the point is, we're voting him off the island. José has already told him to leave at the end of the month. AND we have agreed that the next flatmate will definitely be a girl. About FREAKIN' time, if you ask me!
And now I'm off to bed to sleep another 10 hours. Aaaah, this week of vacation is soooo nice!!! I'm having such a good time!
Language spot:
"One-night stand" in French: "Une aventure sans lendemain" (An adventure without the day after).
"Cool" in Castellano (the Spanish of Spain): "Chulo" (which means pimp), and "Guai" (don't actually think this means anything for real).
"Voting someone off the island" exists in Castellano, too; it's "nominar alguien" (to nominate someone), because apparently on the Survivor version in Spain, the participants "nominate" someone to leave the show! Entonces, él fue nominado y yo estoy contenta!
