Willy
right now i'm in the basement. i'm rather cold. my bare feet are on tiles and i can hear the a/c blustering. which makes it rather surprising that i have been sitting here for over an hour and a half looking at pictures from a friend's bachelor party/wedding/honeymoon, etc. my oldest brother and a couple of cousin's are playing video games. i can clearly hear the beautiful music... oh, one other thing. i'm in michigan.
so... on sat morning we left at about 3 o'clock. actually we pulled down the driveway in the baluga at precisely 2:59. we arrived here at aunt nancy and uncle dave's house 22.5 hours and 1200 miles later. and guess what? remember me mentioning that the a/c is running? yeah, it's just as hot, if not hotter here than in texas! today it was in the mid to high 90's! good grief. it was supposed to be like, 20 degrees cooler just for us. i guess i should be thankful i get to freeze my feet off in the basement at night.
this afternoon we ate a tasty breakfast. tasty as it was, i didn't eat enough as it turned out. it was 5:30 before we ate again. so, as i was saying, we went to the races. boat races. they were loud and fast and the yellow one won, even though his engine cover blew off and destroyed his air foil. that's about all i can tell you. if i'd known this was on the agenda i swear i would have done some research to provide you with more entertaining details. also, some fellows flew stunt planes over the water and performed acrobatic insanities for our amusement. one of them blew smoke into the shape of a heart. i was impressed. they flew straight up until the plane stalled, and then dove back and almost kissed the water before pulling up. lots of loops and up-side-downs. if i'd been in there i would have up-chucked my breakfast for sure. this was on the narrow section of the detroit river, btw. the south branch that cuts around belle isle. i believe it is located between lake huron and lake michigan.
after we experienced the boats, we ate italian. there was waaaaaaay more food than we could possibly eat, even if i was half starved. first we got bread (which was heavenly) and beverages. then a few mintues later salads arroved (the ranch was impressively tasty. seemed to have a little more than what i pour out of the bottle). next came the pasta. then the first pizzas started to arrive. the most fabulous of all were the deep dish meat lovers. it was really more like a giant, thick crusted pie, an inch deep in cheese, sausage, pepperoni, etc. basically i forgot all the peeved thoughts i had thought about missing lunch.
after we stuffed ourselves silly (only a few actually popped) we went to downtown detroit. it kind of looks a bit war torn. there are abandoned buildings all over the place. big abandoned buildings, like glass walled mini-sky-scrapers with the windows propped open. lots of burned stuff. piles of rubble. when a bentley rolls by, you kind of get a picture of a dwindling wealth still struggling (at least partially successfully) at the hub of the nations auto industry. we took a ride on the people transporter. with all our squealing and running around i think we annoyed a little lonely gray man who was holding a paper bag concealing two bottles. we finally left him in peace and went to eat ice cream.
on the way home we took the scenic route and looked at some really nice houses facing lake michigan. i would really not mind living in one of them. even if it wasn't a super nice house, just a house in front of the lake. we think we're so big in texas, but i'm afraid we can't boast any lakes of that volume. i wonder how many lake nacs would fit in it...?
well, i'm gonna clunk my blocks of ice back up the stairs and have some more pizza. hopefully hit the sack soon. btw, i brilliantly left my cell phone on the floor in my room when we left. if you happen to be someone who would call me, then just know that you can't. unless you call my parent's cell. course, if you just want to sing happy birthday you can leave a message and i'll get it when i get back. and it will still be early. good night.
so... on sat morning we left at about 3 o'clock. actually we pulled down the driveway in the baluga at precisely 2:59. we arrived here at aunt nancy and uncle dave's house 22.5 hours and 1200 miles later. and guess what? remember me mentioning that the a/c is running? yeah, it's just as hot, if not hotter here than in texas! today it was in the mid to high 90's! good grief. it was supposed to be like, 20 degrees cooler just for us. i guess i should be thankful i get to freeze my feet off in the basement at night.
this afternoon we ate a tasty breakfast. tasty as it was, i didn't eat enough as it turned out. it was 5:30 before we ate again. so, as i was saying, we went to the races. boat races. they were loud and fast and the yellow one won, even though his engine cover blew off and destroyed his air foil. that's about all i can tell you. if i'd known this was on the agenda i swear i would have done some research to provide you with more entertaining details. also, some fellows flew stunt planes over the water and performed acrobatic insanities for our amusement. one of them blew smoke into the shape of a heart. i was impressed. they flew straight up until the plane stalled, and then dove back and almost kissed the water before pulling up. lots of loops and up-side-downs. if i'd been in there i would have up-chucked my breakfast for sure. this was on the narrow section of the detroit river, btw. the south branch that cuts around belle isle. i believe it is located between lake huron and lake michigan.
after we experienced the boats, we ate italian. there was waaaaaaay more food than we could possibly eat, even if i was half starved. first we got bread (which was heavenly) and beverages. then a few mintues later salads arroved (the ranch was impressively tasty. seemed to have a little more than what i pour out of the bottle). next came the pasta. then the first pizzas started to arrive. the most fabulous of all were the deep dish meat lovers. it was really more like a giant, thick crusted pie, an inch deep in cheese, sausage, pepperoni, etc. basically i forgot all the peeved thoughts i had thought about missing lunch.
after we stuffed ourselves silly (only a few actually popped) we went to downtown detroit. it kind of looks a bit war torn. there are abandoned buildings all over the place. big abandoned buildings, like glass walled mini-sky-scrapers with the windows propped open. lots of burned stuff. piles of rubble. when a bentley rolls by, you kind of get a picture of a dwindling wealth still struggling (at least partially successfully) at the hub of the nations auto industry. we took a ride on the people transporter. with all our squealing and running around i think we annoyed a little lonely gray man who was holding a paper bag concealing two bottles. we finally left him in peace and went to eat ice cream.
on the way home we took the scenic route and looked at some really nice houses facing lake michigan. i would really not mind living in one of them. even if it wasn't a super nice house, just a house in front of the lake. we think we're so big in texas, but i'm afraid we can't boast any lakes of that volume. i wonder how many lake nacs would fit in it...?
well, i'm gonna clunk my blocks of ice back up the stairs and have some more pizza. hopefully hit the sack soon. btw, i brilliantly left my cell phone on the floor in my room when we left. if you happen to be someone who would call me, then just know that you can't. unless you call my parent's cell. course, if you just want to sing happy birthday you can leave a message and i'll get it when i get back. and it will still be early. good night.
posted by quirky at 9:03 PM
5 Comments:
I'm glad to hear you're doing well. You've been missed in the "world of the web". :)
I love that stunt where the plane lets its engine stall out and plummets to earth, pulling up at just the last moment. :)
I hope you'll enjoy the rest of your vacation! (Be sure you get some good, warm socks so you don't have to worry anymore about your feet freezing.) Bye for now! :)
hey there. i don't own any thick socks. bummer. so here i am freezing my feet again to post a reply. ;-) lata
Actually, I really don't either. I'm usually borrowing my mom's or my brothers', if I have need. :)
so it's YOUR fault the midwest is having a heat wave! thanks a lot jordan. i suppose it's not all your fault because it was in the 90's last week... but i'd have been really good with it ending. next time you decide to venture north, leave the furnace in texas please.
okay, okay, settle down mel. it is cooling off now, afterall. at least, it is over here (yonder 'cross da lake). as soon as the kfc wears off a little i'm going out for a nice long jog. stay cool...
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