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I noticed sometime while I was in New Orleans, both Roxann & I turned into sailors. Rough, Salty Sailors. Every other word out of our mouths was fuck, "fuck this, fuck that"...wtf? Not that I was a angel before then... but I use it so liberally in my blog because this is how I type texts & in real life my speech is peppered with wtfs as well. Why should I change my personality on my blog to make other people happy? Your reading a blog I wrote dealing with MY LIFE & ADVENTURES. I do refrain from raining insults down on people & picking sides in the current Political Debacle; You’re welcome. :/ The other common phrases I use now are: "fuck me running!" & "People are so fucking crazy?" in wonderment, but I don't want to write about that... Stories I could tell you about people doing things that make no sense. Because it seems my friends and I are the only ones noticing these things? Like people doing horrible, unthinkable things to each other; for no apparent reason and nothing is ever solved or explained later on? No follow-ups other than sensationalism. No, I think there is way too much of that being talked now. And not in a “lets try & heal/understand” dialogue, but more as "thrilling/rape the people" Bull Shit disguised as journalism. (You feel me?) That’s the kind of writing that poisons everything around it, that’s the kind of writing, less the cussing; that is really offensive. So go pick on them or go fuck yourself. Your call. I guess what I'm trying to say is if my writing offends you, then leave. It will probably only get more distasteful (& more real) as the blog grows & gets more personal. So I left NOLA & headed home via Houston to Austin. The NOLA airport is actually in Kenner & that's why a taxi to the quarter cost so much. Think Heathrow & central London. So I am amusing myself in airport... They do have fast & FREE wifi! Austin, Texas airport. I swear they should have a baggage claim just for guitars, oh wait they do! Lolol My new "travel" purse worked out really well, except its meant to be worn like a pack back & I took my pack back..the only time I wore both was in airports and it was difficult. :( But other than that worked well. I am always searching for a good all purpose travel bag. Do you have a good one? So anyway, I go to long-term parking & pick up my truck and off I go. About 5 miles down the road I feel the front start to "knock" OH SHIT! So I find a safe (hahah like that’s a joke!) place to pull over and check the tires. Nothing-- they all look fine. WTF?!? Ok, I convince myself that it must have been rough or uneven road or something and go on. As I leave Austin & speed up it gets MUCH worse. OH NO! So now I am in the country and I HAVE To stop. There isn't even a shoulder now. I am determined to stop at the 1st driveway/alley/cattle guard/road that I can find. So I finally come up on one.. (Why is it always like that?) and as I turn in I notice I have pulled into a church school. Ok, cool I guess. I jump out and see the problem. I am in the process of having a blow out! I am so thankful this didn't happen at 2:30 a.m. in the pouring rain & hail when I was driving IN to Austin. The rain was so bad I missed my turn & had to circle back. (Glamorous travel stuff, huh?) I boarded the F’ing plane before 4:30 a.m. which explains why I was so tired & some of my earlier crappy pictures from the beginning of the trip. (I apologize again, the crappy ones from Jimmy Buffets were because I had a date & I don’t see him that often.) *shy :X Anyway, the flight back was a lot better. I think it was around 3:00 pm when all this is going on. So I get out & walk around the school. I find a group of men. They do not speak English. So I talk to them in Tex-Mex with a few words of French thrown in for good measure and sign language. I tell them if they change tire for me I give them$$. They seem to be very afraid of me and will not even go near the truck or me. (WTF?) At this point I need to state I was dressed civilized and appropriate for church even (I pulled on a long sleeve blouse and almost had heat stroke, but ok) I was not mad, excited or afraid, but thinking back on it how odd? I was surrounded by a group of men and they were afraid of me??? 1 crazy white woman?? (Also so much for these men being Christians and helping a poor traveler?!) IDK Maybe there has been a rash of single, smartly dressed white women luring men to their deaths recently in South Austin? I went back to the truck and started calling people and had someone was there to fix the tire quickly. But THE POINT is WTF? Telling this story to my friends their questions: (+All of them " Why didn't you call me?" how sweet, huh? I am soo lucky to have so many good people in my life.) Anyway, Friend #1: Where you wearing your Rob Zombie T-Shirt? Me: NO Dylan: Where you waving a sword around? Me: No Friend #2: Where you insulting them in Spanish? Me: Not in the beginning. BF: You could have been killed! Me: Hardly, relax. Rick: I pity them if they had messed with you. Me: ? Now, don't get me wrong. I am glad they did not harass me. Cause I take no shit. But a little help with the tire would have been nice. I ended up walking around and taking pictures of the area while I was waiting. And no one said Boo to me. IDK, maybe I had been strolling around the Quarter for a few days and just wasn't really scared of much and they sensed it? Who knows. *Struts like a badass now* Grotto So it all worked out & I made it home ok. Just made for another adventure. LOL
Now, I'm off to capture the next kingdom and take the dragons for a walk. Later- Random Bits, Mostly Shopping- Warning Picture Heavy Post So this is a good example of the shops. (Keep scrolling) You NAME it and its there. BUT you do have to know where to look. WTF, right? Prices vary from shop to shop too. Some are open late at night too, it also varies. I was out with Rox on this excursion and we looked at jewelry, household stuff and food. She is about to move, so she was sorta shopping for stuff for her new house. Cute stuff, but I didn't buy anything...Wasn't in the mood. So I have no idea the time, but it's really humid & I'm ready to eat again, lol I really NEED that pillow. What do you think? There are a lot of nice things on Rue Royal. Something for every taste and budget. Went back to the Sheraton and cleaned up for supper. Sunset- Chillin Before I showered & went out again. Ate at the Palace Cafe (see?) but forgot camera and was too busy eating to be bothered with snapping any photos with the iphone even. The food is good and reasonably priced. Do check it out if you are in the area. So it got dark and went back to window shop some more & check out a club or two. More rambling around shopping in the Quarter. This is kinda a crappy picture, but it does lend the right "mood" to how the streets feel at night. Some of the Window Displays were soooo pretty! LOVE these lamps! So pretty :0 You KNOW YOU NEED a hand carved fuseball table! Another Random shot of the Streets. People Milling about & everyone having fun! The Moon was full and really, really pretty! Some of the buildings are still a work in progress.. Since it is one of the Oldest Parts of the US there are strict rules on what one can do to the buildings here. None are torn down and modern ones put up & prices are sky high to rent or purchase. Here's a nicer looking one, don't want to scare you! There are a lot of art galleries too. More interesting Window displays...Like have no idea what these store sold, lol
Ok, thats all for now. The night went on and so did we, hahaha But I'm tired of editing pictures. Later- Why do people keep sending me odd questions. This should answer the important stuff. (Tigers & shoes) lol Always Tigers and shoes...
PB & J? Sure. If you could have either a pet monkey or a pet tiger, which would it be? Hands down, the tiger. Favourite movie quote? Movie: Star Wars "Use the Force Luke." Or oh wait I have sooo many What is your style? (way you dress etc) Depends on what I'm doing. If you had 1,000,000 dollars, what would be the first thing you bought? tough one. Hmm probably house in Paris Favourite song of all time? wish you were here, Pink Floyd If you were in a band, what would it be called? Dragons Breath (?) Favourite game? (computer) bejeweled (not a gamer, lol) What scares you more than anything? Not being there for the people that need me. Most horrible scene in a film? Child hurt or a rape. Ever have a bad accident? Yep, survived it! How many pairs of shoes do you own? OMG! 50 + (I did get rid of some) Be tickled or be slapped? I pity the fool who would try to slap me lol Do you have a celebrity you really fancy? Why yes... What sort of slippers do you have? N/a barefoot always If you could live in any country, which would it be? France Single most painful experience of your life? My husband dying Most embarrassing moment? when I was young I was very shy, so that would be all of my childhood, lol Worst thing you have ever done? telemarketing (you did mean job, right?) Ever had to break bad news to anyone? Yes Well that ended on a depressing note. But I'm a happy person..really! What’s up with people? Have you been out today? OMG?! Traffic is insane, people are being irrational and appear to be asleep or either VERY angry?!? And that was just on my way to work? Have the Zombie Plague started? Where's my tin foil hat & Crossbow? :O Thank goodness all those years on the cell phone has rearranged my brain waves, you too, right? So we should be somewhat safe. Lol ----But Things will get better.... Just stay inside today, if you can. Really. I'm road tripping tomorrow with Ms Y, so I advise you to be off the highways then too. See ya! It’s Never Boring..
I swear I have heard this story over and over…Seems when I was a very young child my mother ran into a band of travelers (she says it was at the market, but where was she really?) Anyway, these “travelers” aka- gypsies ran into us. I take it quite literally, as they knocked us down and smacked me on my wee little head. Mom says one older woman, looking around quickly grabbed me and placed her hands on my red hair. She was very still and thoughtful. After a few minutes she pronounced I would have “an interesting life” and they quickly left the market, in full run. Well she was right. Not always good, but never boring….and usually quite interesting. I’m in South Texas (America) today, Austin is the capital and I’ll be there in 3 days for a little R & R + some business. I waited until after all the SXSW was done. (Google if you don’t know what it is.) As it is sheer madness, locals leave & let the tourist take over. Did I tell you I used to manage a rock band? In Austin? Like 3 years ago? No, we don’t know each other that well, yet do we. But speaking of Madness… Next month I’m in New Orleans, Louisiana. So let’s see how this goes… Talk Soon-- |
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