Brain Drops VIII: Random Edition
August 29th, 2010 by Joel
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- People who cover themselves in body paint then stand motionless for photos in public squares make me nostalgic for the interactivity of mimes.
- The restroom in the Irun train station has a condom machine. I can’t even begin to understand why that’s necessary. Is train sex THAT frequent? Shit, why don’t I speak better Spanish? Donde esta la tren con mucho sex?
- With all the busking that goes on in Paris, I was shocked that no one had packed a jacket onto his shoulder to play the “hunchback” at Notre Dame. So I did. There’s a fortune to be made.
- People who talk on the phone in the restroom disturb me and it’s accentuated when it’s into a bluetoooth earpiece and in a foreign language because you have no idea what they might be saying or if they’re actually talking to a person and not their genitalia.
- I can appreciate the cultural tradition of kisses on the cheek as a friendly gesture in France, but it looks weird when police officers with machine guns greet each other like that.
- There’s a woman who just passed me wearing orange tights, a short blue skirt and an orange tee. She’s one mask away from being a superhero.
- Reason #437 I love Europe: I walked into a small store to buy something to drink. When I stepped through the door, the shop owner literally ran from the back room with a piece of watermelon, put it in my hand, saying “have this! Please, it’s so sweet and delicious!”
- Just saw a guy dump his fries on his burger like an additional topping. #realmenofgenius
- Isn’t a metal detector at a night club in Madrid pointless? It’s not physically possible for anyone in those outfits to have a weapon concealed somewhere.
The ear peice on the phone has always concerned me especially as in the urinal situation it common to be looking down…. “hello big boy, you look excited today”
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Yeah, it’s such an odd place to be speaking on the phone. Can’t you hear the echo off the tile if you’re on the other end?
Love this series! I really need to start journaling these random thoughts. I hate people who talk on the phone in the bathroom, really are you THAT busy?
ayngelina´s last [type] ..Getting steamed in Banos
I like to write down ALL my random thoughts to capture feelings and sense of places I’m visiting. Sometimes I’m just too busy taking in the moment, though.
Lol! The superhero comment made me laugh out loud at work – there goes my next bonus
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My apologies. I’ll try to save my posts for a more appropriate time – like when you’re drinking milk.
But you have to take pics when it shoots out your nose!
Good stuff, Joel. Glad to see you enjoying the ride.
Thanks Keith – enjoying every minute of it. It’s interesting, though, as I become more accustomed to the every day travel, I worry that my brain will just accept my surroundings and I won’t have as many random thoughts!
I’m guessing alot of it actually happens in the baños themselves, not so much on los trenes. Great hilarity, much enjoyment, muchas gracias!
De nada, Eileen!
Glad you’re enjoying it.
“•The restroom in the Irun train station has a condom machine. I can’t even begin to understand why that’s necessary. Is train sex THAT frequent? Shit, why don’t I speak better Spanish? Donde esta la tren con mucho sex?” <–So glad I wasn't at the computer with a refreshing beverage today! RFLMAO
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That’s as close to Spanish as I get. A fellow blogger put it best: I speak two languages – English and Foreign. Foreign is a mish-mash of all the other languages I know bits and pieces of.
Joel, I love your random, humorous observations of European culture. Keep doing this.
Gray´s last [type] ..Why Travel Solo If You Don’t Have To
I now want to travel with you. You are cracking me up. You should do a tab on your website and have all these posts easy to find. I won´t even ask for any credit for the idea
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Awesome idea – I’ll have to do that when I have some downtime next week!