a52's airplabe adventures (previously graffiti i have seen in airport bathrooms today

"Corvallis -> Seattle -> Edmonton -> Reykjavic"
"reBUBLICUNS R STUPId"
"OBAMA IS A SOCIALIST PIGeon"
"i love crows" (okay i admit that maybe i wrote that one)

"B"

“b”
that’s just it




“b”

I didn't know you could take flights to Reykjavik from here. Then again, I've never had any reason to go there.

arrived at londend 10:00 am gmt 2:00 am pst, after being up since 6 am pst.
it is now 11 am gmt.

status:
irrational
irritable
slurred speech
easily confused/distressed

don't do sleep deprivation, kids

arrived at londend 10:00 am gmt 2:00 am pst, after being up since 6 am pst.
it is now 11 am gmt.

status:
irrational
irritable
slurred speech
easily confused/distressed

don't do sleep deprivation, kids

pros: read Dune for the first time, all in that one flight, and it was great
cons: probably won't remember half of it

reflections on lohndohn + engkand so far. possibly tainted by exhaustion.

driving on the wrong side of the street is terrifying, even when you're not the one driving

people are much better/nicer drivers than in the us. they stop slower, leave bigger gaps, are more willing to let you into their lane if you need to change lanes when they're moving too slow to do so easily, etc. this is good, because the roads make no fucking sense at all.

it's really bizarre seeing so many white people, and only white people. especially strange is the near-complete absence of the huge asian influence we have on the west coast -- while in seattle there were almost as many asians as europeans, here they seem to be one of the absolute fewest groups.

everything here is sort of... well, kind of shit in a way. not in the way of the flashy, immortal obsolescence of mass-produced american garbage, nor in the way of the products of deep veneration or deep neglect of the ancient past, more like somebody remodeled this house in the fifties and you've been really meaning to remove those awful window blinds, but it just hasn't been done.
(much like the blinds) everything's just sort of... beige.

speaking of, colors and such in general seem to be more muted. advertisement isn't as in your face, graphic design is more subtle, fonts are less severe. it's different, and it seems inferior at first, but it's nice.

three things are currently causing me great discomfort:

1. the near complete lack of trees in many of these neighborhoods, including the one of the house we are staying at

2. that i currently do not know which direction is east

3. the stifling heat in this house. the idiot homeowners don't own air conditioning, and didn't even both to cover up all the windows to block the sun, on a day it's 28 C outside. we all wanted to try to get some sleep, but that does not appear to be an option now.

arrived at londend 10:00 am gmt 2:00 am pst, after being up since 6 am pst.
it is now 11 am gmt.

status:
irrational
irritable
slurred speech
easily confused/distressed

don't do sleep deprivation, kids

too late

sorry, you arrived at [ENGLAND IS MY CITY] at an awkward time. it’s a heatwave and i’m fUCKING MELTING-

Most of Europe doesn’t do air conditioning in homes (as opposed to offices/shopping centres which do tend to have it), fyi if you ever plan to travel elsewhere in it

a52 a52 a52 a52 a52 do they have squirrels

a52 a52 a52 a52 a52 do they have squirrels

yes we do

tomatoes taste way better here, more like the berries they are than the acrid american ones.

there're way fewer restrictions on smoking, and (likely as a result) way more people smoke/do so in public. i hate this.

Does the money fit in your wallet?

Does the money fit in your wallet?

depends on the wallet.

i bought a cool and fashionable tweed hat.

You know what to Do With That :)

You know what to Do With That :)

Congratulations, this is such a goddamn ominous post