miércoles, 21 de julio de 2010

Brave New World





And thusly, life begins for me with a diabetic cat. Fripp is discombobulated, Bethany (Bryan's girlfriend) has a dog. She is also a vet (handy!). But Fripp is not eating so i can't give him his insulin. I did not sleep well. Nervous for Fripp i suppose. How do you you parents function when you are worried about your kids? I need to try and steal another half an hours sleep so i can drive. Drive, drive, drive. He's under the bed right now. Doesn't help that Oscar, Bryan's cat, was hissing outside. 3 people, 2 cats and a dog. It's a circus.

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
-Doris Day

Books of summer;

Pygmy - Chuck Palahniuk
The Strain - Guillermo del Torro and Chuck Hogan
City of Thieves - David Benioff

All three were very good. My reading has slowed to a snail's pace since i've arrived back, as it usually does.

A Young Person's Guide to the Spanish Exile Blog;

Sue is now my Wex (ex-wife).
I am Sue's Hex (Ex-husband). She may or may not have referred to me with this term at other points in our relationship for altogether different reasons.

Kid A got teary eyed when she said good-bye to Frippy. I promised i would email pics of he and Mully playing. She's adorable. She said she would dream about "Frippy and Jay."

I put on some Pink Floyd (Wish you were here) for Frippy. He loves it. Maybe that will calm him down.




martes, 20 de julio de 2010

Magnetic North

On the road again. Just can't wait to get on the road again. The life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again. -Willie Nelson

I've been home a week. 470 miles. I'll rack up another 250 tomorrow, and another 100 on Thurs. And then another 200 over the weekend. It never ends. Fripp is upstairs sleeping under the covers. He and Bryan and I will head to Mel's tomorrow.

Keep me movin' -The Who

Watching the Mets in Arizona. They are losing, as is the norm of late.

lunes, 19 de julio de 2010

It's Always Sunny in Rockville

day six

Count'em off
;

-CT
-NY
-NJ
-DE
-MD
-VA

6 states in six days. Mother of pearl!

Here at Bryan's in Rocvkville, MD. Barbecued a few 16 ounce steaks last night. Delicious! Thank you Iowa for giving us grazing land for great beef. Saw Sue, Kid A and Frippy. All are well. Saw Mike and Mima and the girls. Saw Jim and Lisa and the girls. Saw Kev, Heather and Colin. Saw Mum, of course.

I don't care about pollution
I'm an air-conditioned gypsy
That's my solution
Watch the police and the tax man miss me
I'm mobile
-The Who

miércoles, 14 de julio de 2010

Home


































(Above - World Cup Victory Kiss)


We're a ship without a storm
Cold without the warm
Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah

We're a laugh without a tear
The hope without the fear
We are coming - home!
-Dio

I am back in the USSA. Hallelu-jah.

Ass for the mystery girl- I never got her name. She just came up and kissed me when Espana won the world cup. Laura took the photo. I love football.


lunes, 12 de julio de 2010

The grand parade of lifeless packaging, part IV

Music to pack up your life by;

Give 'em enough rope - The Clash
Let it Be - Beatles
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath
Bind Faith - Blind Faith Deluxe Edition
Joe Satriani - Live in Paris; I just Wanna Rock


Backing up computer to the MyBook Hard Drive before the Voyage. Always a good precaution. Always. That's me. Senior cauteloso (mr. cautious).

Here's the concert from June cut down to individual tunes, as well as three acoustics numbers from Feb.
http://www.youtube.com/user/fromlttr

T-minus 29 hours

Til re-entry.

Espana gana el Copa Mundial!

This may be my last transmission before I go.

Up to my eyeballs in logistics!

See you on the other side!

domingo, 11 de julio de 2010

T-minus 50hrs.

91F, going up to 97F. Fuck. I hate the heat. The country is in the grip of Copa Mundial Fever. The country will explode when they win. I say 2-1 Spain. Packing, cleaning, logisticating.

Can't stop listening to Dio albums- Rainbow, Sabbath, solo stuff, etc.

The Dutch are South Africa's former colonial masters, and their descendants molded the disgraceful Apartheid policies that plagued the country for decades and decades. So not many South African's will be cheering them on. They'll all be cheering for Espana!

I will be home in about 50 hours.