09 September 2005
Whats metal, round and bright pink?
Thats right, it is the basketball hoop that I* created this past week. Its regulation size and roundish so all that is missing is the hoop, backboard and cement court. Those should be set in the next two weeks. I'll also start working on my BBQ made from a keg. I also may try to help build a house or two, not sure.
Sorry mom and dad, but I'm proud to say I have my first real bar tab. "Da", my favorite bartender at the Marlin bar (and the only one) has foolishly decided that plying me with copious amounts of alcohol and then allowing me to stumble home without paying is in her best interest. It is pretty fun though, kind of like your first credit card (but with a wicked fucking hangover). (To my folks: to make up for that one, here's a story you might enjoy more: I was talking to the Sri Lankanians about religion and more specifically that I don't believe in god and their response was "oh so your mother and father are lord". Don't let that go to your head).
Some more memorable quotes of the week:
Sorry mom and dad, but I'm proud to say I have my first real bar tab. "Da", my favorite bartender at the Marlin bar (and the only one) has foolishly decided that plying me with copious amounts of alcohol and then allowing me to stumble home without paying is in her best interest. It is pretty fun though, kind of like your first credit card (but with a wicked fucking hangover). (To my folks: to make up for that one, here's a story you might enjoy more: I was talking to the Sri Lankanians about religion and more specifically that I don't believe in god and their response was "oh so your mother and father are lord". Don't let that go to your head).
Some more memorable quotes of the week:
- Jeremy: "Its really cool that these guys dug these holes, built the rebar, poured the concrete and have done everything for this house". Me: "Yeah, and we supervised"
- Me: "So I was talking to other Jeremy..." Jeremy: "Yeah, I realized it wasn't me knucklehead"
- Dean: "Couldn't have happened to a better group of people: my inlaws" (on the hurricane**)
- Stupid Christian 1: "Yeah, so I had to get all these shots in the army and they put this huge gun up to my arm and they shot them all in at once." Stupid Christian 2: "I thought they gave it to you in the butt." Stupid Me: "No, thats only in the navy." Confused silence.
- Stupid Christian 3: "Boy, theres a lot of construction out here" Yeah, there was a fucking tsunami
- Also, the great Rattan/Wicker debate which none of you will understand but one day I will find funny
Ok, thats all for now. Tomorrow I am off to Phi Phi then Krabi then Malaysia for like a week, so I'll have some fun travelling stories (I hope). Cheeeeeeeeerio
Zagorski
*: Actually, I just designed and supervised its creation, Samspot did all the bending/welling/making
**: Seriously, it sounds like what happened on the Gulf Coast is incredibly terrible and my thoughts are with everyone down there. Also, if anyone knows of groups looking for volunteers (or better, paid project managers with previous disaster recovery/drinking experience) lemme know. Finally, you crazy sons of bitches, what the fuck were you doing shooting at helicopters? Fucking hell (or in your best Welsh accent: Faaaaking Hullll).
