Aug 15, 2007
4:35 Villa Ellicott
Went to fix up the water bill this morning. La oficina est cerrado. You know it is the feast of the assumption. It’s a national holiday. The stores are all closed. In America, every store would be open w/a sale. We need to eliminate the separation of church and state so we can also have more holidays.Walked La Via again in Denia. Tried to get to the castillo. Hoodlums were guarding the gate.
Aug 14, 2007
1:20
Done playing Texas Hold’em. Busted out on nothing. Zack takes it all w/a full house A’s and 10’s. Went to Denia early in the evening w/mom and got some ice cream. It was a nice walk on the promenade. Saw a Spanish episode of The Simpsons. Krusty the Klown’s theme park.7:53 Villa Ellicott
Went finally to Calpe. Swam on the beach for an hour. Then got up and had helado. Ate lunch before swimming w/hamburgeusa con patatas.Been to Mas y Mas again. Spent more time there than anywhere. Bought ceramic plate and an ashtray.
Checking out my referrers and I see someone searching for “rain” and “pego.” It seems they had a storm on Costa Blanca. What a mess. These are pictures of Calpe. The place is very familiar since we were just there. Ask CapitolSwell where these were taken and he’ll know exactly.
Anyway, reverse lookup for the search leads me to a discussion board about the storm. It sounds and looks awful.
I just had to share these pics which I got from there. It’s my favorite beach on Costa Blanca. I would hate to know that it’s damaged like this.
Ben Affleck’s first foray into the director’s chair was this adaption of a Dennis Lahane novel, Gone Baby Gone.
I didn’t like the twist and turns set up. It seemed to be almost forced like many bad movies. But this one wasn’t because of Casey Affleck’s character. Very believable, but the twist and turns were not.
3 of 5 stars.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
