London Ninja

So I have been away for most of February on another trip to the bay area.

Here are the highlights of the trip:

1. My name apparently is on the TSA shitlist. Every time I land in the US, they pull me aside and give me a rectal examination. And by rectal, I mean colonic.

2. We found out that my boy Nelly’s cable service has some karaoke, which makes for some great fun with Vodka / Grapefruit juice martinis. I could have sworn I am done with vodka but you know what New York city will do to you every time. Somehow we ended up singing Do You Really Want To Love Me at some bar at 3 in the morning. Rough.

3. As a result of #2, I missed my flight in the morning and as a result missed the Superbowl in the bay area. Bollocks

4. When staying at a hotel with a hotel bar that’s the “cool bar” in town, you know that you’re: a.) in trouble b.) in a shitty town.

5. Got to hang out with friends, including those in New York, San Diego, and the Bay Area including:

Yeah, we go way back.

6. Had a rough Thursday night AND a rough Friday night. See #4 and Friday night was attributed to San Diego.

7. Ate 823 burritoes in 3 days in San Diego. You just gotta do it. Carnitas, California, and Carne Asada mostly.

8. Rented the Stang convertible that I was able to peel out on a few times with the top down. You know what I say when I hit a red light with that rental? “Rollin’ in my 5.0 With my rag-top down so my hair can blow”. That’s what I say.

9. Visited my dentist of 5 years. I promise not to take good quality dental care for granted. My teeth actually feel clean and at no point was I asked to lick the blood off of my front teeth.

10. Brought over 1 luggage and returned with 3. I actually purchased an Eagle Creek backpack (best backpacks in the world) to hold my shit. That’s how weak the US Dollar is…and how good those wasabi almonds at Trader Joes are. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’re missing out.

Those were mostly the highlights. All in all it was a pretty rough trip and it’s good to be back in the cold. That summer-type of weather is pretty rough on a body. Great to get back to the gloomy grey of bollocks. Bollocks.