tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41522882011-04-21T14:06:04.169-07:00accepticonmy life, as fictionjakwonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-1085145677374150192004-05-21T06:21:00.000-07:002006-05-31T06:24:30.926-07:00Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:19:56 +0100 (BST) From: "Sue" Add to Address Book Subject: Re: spring, Danes, losing something in translation and the trouble with Australian women To: "Keith Kiddo, all them wine gums are for you. I'll buy a fewbags. And they will all have your name on them. As for ex's, I have concluded that it is best to leavethem behind. Tried the "friendship" route with jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-1082999689611330122004-04-26T10:14:00.000-07:002006-05-11T07:29:17.593-07:00Sounds so official. You might not be reminded of my contact info, you might not have known it yet. I move around a lot. I'm almost sure someone, somewhere, has diagnosed my kind of behavior and, with equal certainty, has crafted a tranquilizer for it. Hard to remember what goes where soemtimes - my whole life is a little transient. I think the only thing that's remained the same for more thanjakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-1082999146776267872004-04-26T10:05:00.000-07:002004-04-26T10:08:50.123-07:00spring, Danes, losing something in translation and the trouble with Australian women
This is me freaking out about your strangeness.
Bob never did shake the Forumspeak nonsense, did he? While I would still hold to the notion that it's good to try and bridge the gap with Bob and be friendly, I'll also admit that it's creepy as hell. Maybe like clowns, I don't know. Forced is probably the jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2002448292003-05-05T10:02:00.000-07:002003-05-05T10:02:23.880-07:00Hey there Sue -
Did you ever get a chance to talk to Donna about what she thought re:
agents? I'lll do a little searching myself and see what I can come
up with, but good to hear an opinion from someone in the industry. I
also need to rework my resume, but can't seem to find a copy. Did I
send one to you a while back? I hate to start completely from
scratch, but maybe distant memories of my jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2002068622003-04-27T12:34:00.000-07:002003-04-27T12:34:05.130-07:00Hey Denise,
I guess it's a handful of things all at once. Not sure if I'm ready for the double- and triple-booking of evening events or all of the excitement that this city has to offer. But one thing is obvious from the second I got to the airport - New York has a lot of personailty and people are really happy to offer up comments and snappy little lines that are pretty damned funny.
I jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2002068602003-04-27T12:33:00.000-07:002003-04-27T12:33:40.843-07:00Hey Rob -
How are you doing? How is everything with Melissa and work and all
of the other things?
Macchu Picchu was incredible and so was the 4 day trek to get there.
If it didn't cost so much, I might do it again. I am leaving today
for Arequipa to hike the Colca Canyon with the Brazilian guys I have
been travelling with for the past week or so. Should be a good time
- it-s twice as deep jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2002068552003-04-27T12:32:00.001-07:002006-05-11T07:24:32.976-07:00YEah, I've heard from him. And I've seen some of the stuff he's beenputting on his website,as well.I'm in Nasca today and I will be leaving Peru in the next day or so. I have a bus to Tacna tonight, which is one of the towns closest toCHile. From there, it's Arica, then Iquique and then San Pedro deAtacama for a little desert time and to try my hand at sandboardingsome more, which I am getting jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2002068542003-04-27T12:32:00.000-07:002003-04-27T12:32:23.283-07:00Okay - that's fine with me. I don't mind losing a day or two, we'll
just have to relax a little quicker is all. It's most important to
me that you'll be there. So we can share this magical time
together...
HAHAHA!
No really. It's fine. Looking forward to it.
Go ahead with everything & let me know what I owe. I am going to San
Pedro de Atacama in Chile tonight and will spend the next 8 jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2002068512003-04-27T12:31:00.000-07:002003-04-27T12:31:19.940-07:00It can't be called that. And, unless the change the name, I really
think Zagat's would would be a bad idea if they're not ready. Good
guide, but there's other ways to spread publicity that could be more
immediate. Zagat's wouldn't publish it until next year and just
about any restaurant can easily be out of business in 3 months
without enough business. No sense rushing - better to go to a jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2000934512003-04-03T13:29:00.001-08:002003-04-03T13:29:25.590-08:00Hey Ann -
Not sure that I can say so much has changed, other than that my Spanish is pretty fluent and I now have a goatee. I think it actually looks pretty good, but then again, don't they always?
The trip has ben fantastic and yes, I am sure that it has changed me in some ways that I'm not aware of. Most of all, I think I want to do more trips like this and I realize that I have so much jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2000934492003-04-03T13:29:00.000-08:002003-04-03T13:29:07.603-08:00Ah man, I have been wanting to go to the Florida Keys for years...
One day.
And yes, it makes a lot more sense to make a real go of Cuba than to
run in & out in 4 days. I think we'd need just that much time to
really chill out. We're looking at about $483 for a ticket if we
leave on Sunday and about US$454 if we leave on Saturday. Either
way, it sounds a lot better stretched over 7-8 days. jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-2000934472003-04-03T13:28:00.000-08:002003-04-03T13:28:22.163-08:00Okay fine - good point. I guess we can go and get drunk in Mexico City if you really want... As long as we don't get mugged. I hate that. Sounds like it's all a go. ç
GOGOGO USA USA USA! Sorry. I get like that sometimes. You know what a rabid patriot I can be...
I have to say I am so much more relaxed now that I am in Chile. Things have gotten so much better the moment I left Peru. I kept jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-908520042003-03-17T05:47:00.000-08:002003-03-17T05:47:39.846-08:00Dear Friends,
After my pampa trip I had to spend another day in Rurrenabarqque as
there weren’t any flights out. I wanted to use the chance to do some
riding, but that is not one of the standard options the agencies
offer. Ronaldo, the boss of the agency I did my tour with, promised
me to organize a horse but it got later and later and whenever I
asked the told me to wait a little more. Finally jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-907393502003-03-14T17:12:00.001-08:002003-03-14T17:12:35.663-08:00Hi Mrs.Guazzo!
Thatnks for the compliments. I think writing has always been theonly thing I've been honestlygood at. Every time I do something else for work, I feel like I am lying. With the possiblñe exception of cooking - I am good at that as well. Hopefully,I will make an honest living when I get back. We'll see.
Being sick did really take the wind out of my sails and I also broke up jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-907297562003-03-14T17:12:00.000-08:002003-03-14T17:12:07.443-08:00Hey there-
So I got into La Paz last night and, after searchign for it for an
hour or so with a cabbie, found the Hospedaje Milenio that had been
recommended to me bya few people. I got settled and then wentout to
a Jazz club called Thelonius to see the La Paz Big Band for a
Saturday night. I heard that they were incredible and they were. I
had a few JD & Cokes and listened to good jazz. Itjakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-907297532003-03-14T17:11:00.000-08:002003-03-14T17:11:47.100-08:00American women can be a real headache, especially if they're from New
Jersey or Long Island. And just forget Connecticut. Mark my words.
People's hyperconcern about what part of the tri-state you're from
isn't just petty provincialism, it's based on a weird and long string
of experience.
The Dane has classes all day - if she still calls me at the hostel
for a drink later on, that's going to jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-907297482003-03-14T17:10:00.000-08:002003-03-14T17:10:40.363-08:00I'm looking forward to Peru although not to the Inca Trail. It's very well trafficked. And even though Cusco is supposed to be an amazing city, it's also plagued witha lot of bad elements, including a government that isolates tourists from the locals and forces them to pay more money for most services - most notably are the 2 trains that go to Macchu Picchu. One is cheap and for locals. The jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-3907297452003-03-14T17:09:00.001-08:002003-03-14T17:09:50.300-08:00Cool - thanks. Cooking would be very cool. I miss it. I think I
said that.
I'm on a 3:30 bus to Puno then Puno to Cusco. Should be there in the
morning... As for Cusco as a stopover... It's actually got a lot of
things going for it as it had been the seat of the Inca empire. It's
supposed to be an amazing and beautiful city just chock full o'
history. There are ruins all over and jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-907297412003-03-14T17:09:00.000-08:002003-03-14T17:09:17.000-08:00Dear Friends,
After my pampa trip I had to spend another day in Rurrenabarqque as
there weren’t any flights out. I wanted to use the chance to do some
riding, but that is not one of the standard options the agencies
offer. Ronaldo, the boss of the agency I did my tour with, promised
me to organize a horse but it got later and later and whenever I
asked the told me to wait a little more. Finally jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-904021252003-03-03T15:42:00.000-08:002003-03-03T15:42:28.483-08:00Dear friends,
Thursday we came back from our four-day-trip, tired, sunburned and
full of impressions.
Monday morning we started at nine o´clock, five passangers on the two
rear benches of a jeep, our guide and driver Geraldo and our chef
Christina, his wife. We started from Tupiza at 3000m. The first day
went by with lots of amazing views. Bit by bit, we ascended following
the way Butch Cassidyjakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-904020832003-03-03T15:31:00.000-08:002003-03-03T15:31:21.806-08:00Dear friends,
Thursday we came back from our four-day-trip, tired, sunburned and
full of impressions.
Monday morning we started at nine o´clock, five passangers on the two
rear benches of a jeep, our guide and driver Geraldo and our chef
Christina, his wife. We started from Tupiza at 3000m. The first day
went by with lots of amazing views. Bit by bit, we ascended following
the way Butch Cassidyjakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-903068692003-02-11T05:21:00.000-08:002003-02-11T05:21:37.180-08:00restlessness and anger, a valentine's day message
hey there Denise -
I appreciate whatever you can do re: Bolivia. I think I want to spend a little time in La Paz and do some writing work. I relaly feel like I need to sit still in a foreign country for a bit, maybe a month or two. i have been pining for it, actually. I am naturally a restless person, but even all of this moving around jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-3903053602003-02-10T19:07:00.000-08:002003-02-10T19:07:41.233-08:00Hey again -
Okay. There are a series of things...
first, know anyoneinterested in an assistant or intern for a montrh or two in La Paz, Bolivia? I am willing to do a lot of legwork myself. Three months in and I am eager to work. Suggestions?
two - over analysis and relationships, I am guilty of this. It's a hard one to figure. the nastiest blow ups are often about the smallest things jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-902962032003-02-08T12:14:00.000-08:002003-02-08T12:14:33.316-08:00Hey there -
Antarctica was just amazing. I have only touched the tip of, well, the iceberg with what I could wirte about it. I am disappointed by what I've put up on the site, but there's no time to make more adjustments at the moment. I'll have to get to more of it later. I am writing a hell of alot down here. This is inspirational country.
There's over a year's worth of stuff on that jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-902547462003-01-30T08:35:00.000-08:002003-01-30T08:35:30.530-08:00great e-mail
sorry to hear re tensions. but it does remind me of something my mum
told me a long, long time ago and i think it is one of the truest
things i've heard - you never, ever, know anyone properly until you
go on holiday with them. far be it for me to give you advice, and i
am sat so far away any advice has to be taken with a pinch of salt,
but, it seems to me that whatever trials and jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-902524682003-01-29T19:55:00.000-08:002003-01-29T19:55:01.460-08:00--- Ross McDonald
wrote:
> From: "Ross McDonald"
> Subject: World's best e-mail message here!
> Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:16:50 -0600
>
> It's midday and -2C outside. The sun is shining, but not enough
to melt the
> snow that has been falling over the last few days. I must be in
the
> Northern Hemisphere.
>
> Chicago has been my home for the last 2 or more months, and I
like it.
> jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-3902523972003-01-29T19:34:00.000-08:002003-01-29T19:34:30.220-08:00I've already secured multiple fridge magnets, but they didn't have them in Antarctica. Little need for refridgerators, you see. They just had some bad hats and patches where we went. No sale. No ebay angle and collecting them would kill your profit margin in anay case.
I do want the Bjork set if it works out for you.
As for Dicks, it's much easier to relist it and tell them that you are jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-902523652003-01-29T19:23:00.000-08:002003-01-29T19:23:45.790-08:00Hey -
I do care about the cold in NYC, I really do... Well not really. I'm more worried abotu sunburn at the moment... What was the bet with John? I thought that was that I'd be back forever, not just for a little while. I think I'll probably stock up on the mighty USD and then head off again. I really think I will. And if you do the math, it's right about 6 months.
John's a man that jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-3902465612003-01-28T14:29:00.000-08:002003-01-28T14:29:57.433-08:00Hey Carm
I'm off to Punta del Este in a few minutes. The digicam (like that?) is working but needs to be charged. I could also use a new battery, it seems. I'll charge it more later on. But at least I am getting out of Montevideo now - I felt like I was spending a lot of time waiting. But I met up with a guy that lived there for 2 months or so and had a little good info. Not the most jakwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152288.post-902460102003-01-28T12:47:00.000-08:002003-01-28T12:47:23.300-08:00Hey John -
So I'm in Uruguay right now. I should really write more about this place. A tough place to get anything too productive done (but I have done a lot of "chore" type things - you just have to after a while), but a nice place to spend some time. I am going to check out more of this country on my way up to Brazil. I really feel like I have to get into Brazil a bit - I have the visa andjakwonnoreply@blogger.com