Oooh, the new update page IS weird
I’m going to again attempt to keep a livejournal. It was just FAR too difficult whilst in Europe. While I’m on the subject, in my written journal (see, I wasn’t a total slacker) I kept spelling ‘Europe’ as ‘EuroUpe.’ I did it so many times that I clearly think it’s actually spelled that way. It’s a little depressing. Also, I have no real idea how to spell “weird” or “received.” But! I will have corrected them using spellcheck, so you’ll never know.
Anyhow, from time to time I’ll relate various fun Europe stories as they come to me. Such as taking a train from Krakow to Berlin with 84 members (that’s two platoons!) of the Polish army. They were all between the ages of 18 and 23 and on their way back to duty after a three-day holiday. I was forced to drink ‘PIVO!’ (that’s beer) and answer questions about Chicago, America, how I liked Poland, Polish food, PIVO!, and Polish men from 11pm til 5am. Curiously, they asked similar questions to Cubans when it came to my love life, i.e. “Do you have a boyfriend?” The answer to that question was all sorts of yes, although the reality is (thank god) all sorts of no. “Ah yes,” came the reply, “but do you have a Polish boyfriend?” Literally asked the same question in Cuba. …Except substitute Cuban for Polish. Strange.
But, I have duly returned to the United States. But only because I’m nearly out of money and there’s a monkey to send back to Texas. I was glad to see Kerry bitchslap Bush in the debate; it was gratifying after hearing horrible rumors and reading worse on news.google.com. For the most part I avoided Americans like the plague on my trip, and was largely reminded why when I slipped up and forgot. But it’s good to be back, though I definitely need a new pillow. The ones on my bed just really make my neck hurt. A sweater or two wouldn’t hurt either.
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