Newcastle 11/29/09

Some mornings, you wake up all excited to go exploring- you’re in a new town, the sun is out, and the birds are whistling the melody to "Young Folks". I love these days- they're the kind of days I find a new thrift store with every knick knack and slide guitar you'd ever want ever for a nickel.

Some mornings, you don’t wake up at all. Instead, you wake up in the afternoon with the power out, the toilet not working, and the heat off. I don't know about you, but when I can't figure out how to make the toilet flush, I don't feel quite right. It turned out that Walter had just run out of money on his pre-paid utility card (I don't know, don't ask) and all the electricity and water turned off in his flat. We made it out of Walter's before anyone started peeing in bottles. At least, b'fore I did.

The day was about as bleary as could be, so it wasn't really a bad thing that we didn't wake up til three or so. It was dreary and overcast and drizzling and there were probably werewolves out there, so the less we were outside, the better.

During tonight's interview, the truth behind BBE becoming a four piece was revealed. See, BBE went on a bear hunt. Over the mountain, around the river, through the Goonies cave, the whole nine yards. And when they finally found a bear in the cave at the end of their trek, they lost their nerve when the Grizzly charged them, so they hightailed it back. Josh was unfortunately the slowest of the five of them.

For some reason, these machines made me feel like we were playing at a 7-Eleven:

And today is the third time in as many nights that I’ve hear the DJ play Parklife, Smells like Teen Spirit, Song 2 and/or Killing in the Name Of. I mean, seriously?

This is the only picture I have of Jenny from the Block's house. We stayed there and she treated up super awesome, again. Her roommates on the other hand, were not so awesome. She lives with her landlord's girlfriend, so when he came out of her room and told us that the bathroom was now off limits and that if anyone else used it they'd get their head ripped off, we couldn't do much about it. Except pee in bottles.

11.30.09 favorite joke of the day:

Me: “Charlie, scare T’nealle, she’s got the hiccups."

Charlie"T'nealle, I'm your brother. And you're pregnant."