Pictures from Our Trip to Barcelona

People. We Almost Died

You've heard the story. A Russian spy dies, poisoned by radioactive material.

Poisoned by radioactive material.

Seems he took some British Airways planes from Moscow to London during the end of October through to early November. Meanwhile his body was secreting radioactivity into the plane, into the passengers in the plane. And some of these planes took a route through Athens and Barcelona. You might recall that there's a couple you know who took a trip to Barcelona not too long ago.

The British Airways planes have been grounded and tested. And it was a good idea that we changed our flight from Nov. 4 to Nov. 2 because folks, that's one of the planes that tested positive for radioactive material.

What are the chances?

What are the ramifications?

Sometimes I stand right in front of the microwave at work.

Sometimes I imagine a irrational tumor growing inside of me that's the actual size of my body.

And, that's very silly.

Current Learnings

Texas is not so bad. The high priestess and Hamlice von Baggavon took to the skies this thanksgiving and traveled through Houston (very scary!) and made it all the way to southern Texas--let's just call it Mexico. Or, we can call it...

South Padre Island: A playground for the cold and sun-deprived; the perfect place for us. Picture this: Someone asks you to go to Texas for a very important reason--let's call it OFFICIAL BUSINESS. You accept but you have pause, you will be entering god's country. You have your own ideas of what's going to go down; you're half right and half wrong. I call these "the learnings."

This is where we stayed.

Now, for the learnings:

Texas
1. Texas is not so bad, especially if you stick very close to the Gulf of Mexico. No more than one mile away at any point--you are safe.
2. Not a lot of big hair in this part of Texas
3. A lot of vegetarian food on the buffet in this part of Texas
4. People were nice
5. You could swim up to the bar, and that makes everything OK
6. In Texas, there are no sharks in the water that can bite off your face.

Border Towns
1. Border towns are depressing and should be avoided at all costs

Overnight flights during peak-operating holiday times
1. Overnight flights or "red-eyes" should be avoided at all times.
2. Tricking yourself into thinking you might sleep on the plane is escapist behavior
3. It is impossible to sleep sitting up in a chair
4. It is impossible to sleep sitting up in a chair with your knees jammed into the seat in front of you (but we all know this)
5. You cannot sleep if every muscle in your body is tensed in reaction to extended perilous turbulence*


Things I Already Knew (and hold dear) or, the Truths
1. As you enter the ocean, don't balk at how unlike bathwater it is. Find a wave and dive into it.
2. Getting away without having to wear shoes or pants in November is sublime.
3. Calypso just sounds better if you're in a pool, or a hot tub.
4. Always get the movie on the plane unless it's "Little Man" starring Marlon Wayans.

We're in here somewhere.

*Remember this: There is always turbulence. It always starts and it always stops and nothing ever happens.

I Have Been Waiting for This for So Long

Let the wireless electricity stampede BEGIN! This article, I don't really understand, but I get that the people at MIT are trying to figure out a way to recharge stuff wirelessly.

Let it come soon. I am so SICK of cords! Can you imagine the possibilities???

Another Thought

Nancy Pelosi (I got to vote for her once!) is THIRD in line in the succession line for the presidency! The first woman to hold such a high position. I only just realized this.

Hee hee!

so happy to be released!

I'm Not in Spain Anymore...

...but I am in pain! Not really. But I am very sleepy--a kind of tiredness that you feel in your back. Y'all feelin' me? I've been through some time zones, people!

Hmm... so MUCH has happened since we last spoke, Dear Diary! For starters, I got married to a baron named Hamlice von Bozomeat, and naturally I'm keeping my name! What a whirlwind--seeing everyone you love for what seemed like a few minutes and then WHOOSH! Off to a fascinating part of Europe known as Barcelona and then just like that, another WHOOSHING has me back in the saddle doing something called blogging. WHOOSH!

Here's one highlight of the trip. There will be plenty more to come. There I was with my bethroth'd in 80-degree weather on the Mediterranean in a coastal town called Sitges.

A mid-sized, luxury American baron--a friend of Spanish cats

The Baroness von Trivial