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España 2007: A day lost

broderic on October 23, 2007

Aug 13, 2007

1:00 Villa Ellicott
Days consist of the same. I wake up earlier than everyone. Wait for them to get up at noon. Eat lunch. Then wait to go wherever. Read my book.

7:55
The waiting took the form of staying. Walter had some kind of ailment and didn’t allow us to go to Calpe. He was dizzy and mom blamed it on hypertension. So we stayed and Bernard took them to a hike on the Pinyon d-ifache. That dude sucks. Always taking his good old time. I hate waiting for them.

I wanted to get out of the house. Mostly to see Calpe which is a neat beach. What happened, Walt?

España 2007: Rainout

broderic on October 17, 2007

Aug 12, 2007

7:45 Villa Ellicott
Tossed and turned all night. It’s pretty warm in the house. I got up early and went for a morning constitution around back towards Rafol. I woke up some sleeping dogs.

Yesterday, I left my hat at the Monte Pego restaurant. That’s one thing wrong with bringing a hat. We also got worried about Bernardo and family who didn’t turn up until 2:00 AM. They’re real spaniards now.

8:15
Showered outside!! First time in days. Fanta for breakfast. It’s got 80% zumo.

1:12
Done some swimming in the pool. Drunk some San Miguel. Waiting for the kids to get up. Domingo en España. Let’s do something. Earlier we got some cafe con leche at the Buena Vista apartments. There’s free wi-fi so we have to go back sas not to kill our cell phone bill.

9:09 Villa Ellicott
Back from a big disappointing day. First to la cueva de calvera, “the cave of skulls,” in Bendrilieg. Another English lady bartending. There we watched the rain come in. And it rained. Rained out our excursion to Ondara for the toreros. No bullfighting. Dang. Ate in Pego at the chinese restaurant. We have lots of leftovers.

Usually, the bullfight in Ondara is the best thing about visiting the villa. You watch minor league torreadors fighting the bull. You hope to see a pretty girl on a horse, too. Yet, it rained a thunderstorm with hail. Frightening. And the bullfight was called due to a rain out. So we settled for chines food. According to the couple that takes care of our villa, it’s the best in the area. These dudes are british. I doubt they have a sensible palate. I’ll let CapitolSwell write up a review. We had the eight course meal for eight people. Big mistake. Should’ve had the six course for six people. I could’ve done without some of the dishes. I just wanted the sweet and sour pork.

Weekend Flicks

broderic on October 16, 2007

The Darjeeling Limited. It reminded me too much of his AT&T commercials. Maybe it’s time for a new shtick?

3 or 5 stars.

Micheal Clayton. Perfect in every way. It had me glued in my seat trying to figure out what was happening. Clooney, Swinton, and Wilkinson do their acting very well.

4 of 5 stars.

España 2007: Sabado

broderic on October 15, 2007

Aug 11, 2007

1:00 Villa Ellicott
Went to the mercardo for some food stuff. How do you say, “A quarter kilo?” Drinking Fanta and San Miguel. We should be moving, up and about, but people are still asleep.

8:05 Playa de les Marines
Sitting on the beach after swimming for the afternoon. Drove to Javea earlier through a winding road. It looked like a fun bike ride. Went to the boardwalk there. It was English. Ate at the English Chili’s. Served by an English waitress. Had fake calimaris. Walt at fake shrimp in garlic sauce. Mom had Paella Valencia w/o seafood. Now we’re back near Denia. Parked in a back alley. How do we get out?

“Uno quatro kilo, por favor.” I think.

España 2007: Transition

broderic on October 13, 2007

Aug 10, 2007

6:55 Closing in on Madrid
I couldn’t find a comfortable position to sleep in on the plane. It was pure hell. The best I could do was w/my forehead on the seat in front. At least it kept me cool. Airbus doesn’t have a fan so it was warm and cold all night.

This day we got into Madrid. Got the rental car. I felt all smart with my iPhone mapping out directions to Villa Ellicott. Sadly, It wasn’t long before driving in another country made me feel stupid.

Congratulations to Al Gore

broderic on October 12, 2007

The president who should’ve been in 2000 won in 2007 the Nobel Peace Prize. He also won an Oscar and an Emmy. The dude hit the Triple Crown.

Remind me again what president fucktard has done?

Para Libre

broderic on October 11, 2007

I’m trying to get the new Radiohead album but I can’t for the life of me understand WTF I am looking at as I navigate their site. This dude complains a bit, but is very right about that site.

The more I wait. The more I want to put a negative number in that box so that Radiohead pays me for downloading their album.

It’s just like one of their albums. Inscrutable and arty for the sake of it. Please, someone, show me that Yorke guy so I can kick him in the nads.

España 2007: From Dulles International

broderic on October 11, 2007

Aug 9, 2007

2:00 Dulles
Waiting. Around early to beat the rush, but way too early that we’re sitting around. There’s not even an Iberia counter open.

3:15 Eating @ Nelson’s Food and Spirits
Why? I got the blue cheeseburger and Walt got fish and chips. Again, why?

8:20 Somewhere over the Atlantic
Beef or chicken? Beef. I should ask this girl sitting next to me for some help w/Spanish. Only six more hours to go. There goes the lights.

We left from Dulles International on a Thursday, because it was the only airport close with a direct flight to Madrid. Taking off from BWI would’ve meant a stop at JFK. We should’ve done Iceland Air: Baltimore, Reykyavik, Madrid.

We get there way early and sit and wait. And sit and wait some more.

Before 9/11, it would’ve been cool exploring the airport. Now not so much. Plus, Dulles has those buses which are weird and it’s architectural design which is moderne.

The younger me would’ve loved it. Now not so much.

One travel tip: ordering fish and chips at the airport is a big mistake.

When do we go?

broderic on October 10, 2007

When do we go?
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.
In the early years of this blog, I didn’t know what to post. The best I could do was posting my travel log from the European Cruise I took with CapitolSwell and the Seed.

No body read them at the time.

Since I can’t find the time to think of a post, I am going to post my travel log from this year’s vacation in Spain. I hope it’s not embarrassing or boring. To make it worth your while, I am going to accompany the post with some of the pictures taken while out there.

Should be fun.

Quite quiet

broderic on October 10, 2007

After NewsRadio Quote Month, I always take a break. Not because I have nothing to post, but I’m trying to adjust my schedule of work, school and play. It’s quite hard right now to post something fun as you can tell from my abbreviated post on the last movies I had seen in the theatre. I really wanted to do a review, but that would’ve not been done for a while.

I’m in the middle of doing tons of reading for class. I have to get started on a book for the ethics and I have to study for midterms in maintenance and evolution. I’m also struggling with getting a presentation done for maintenance and evolution while trying to watch a movie for ethics. It’s been tough that even my Netflix queue isn’t being serviced.