Ain`t What it Used to Be

I've come to terms with some of the things here, but there is one thing which I cannot abide by. It might be ok for the old folks, and the locals generally don't even notice, but I have.

Over time, the internet has been getting worse and worse. Where it was once bountiful, we're now finding bits and pieces. We used to have stable connections, now it flickers on and off. I believe that over the past few months, the telecoms have been changing how much bandwidth people get, and just being dicks in particular.

What can a guy do?

Venus

The next lesson in Art Academy was a sketch of the classical Venus de Milo statue. Here it is for your enjoyment.

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Fireflies

We were in town getting some food, as we didn't want to cook anything. We went to some pizza place we never heard of before, but it had a good name, so why not? It's name, Pizzeria. That's it, so we headed on in.  I swear that the building was about the size of a bathroom. All it is was an oven (same as any kitchen oven you have), a fridge, and some chairs. Despite that, it was probably the best pizza I've had since coming here. Good crust, not overly greasy, but still lacking sauce.

After our order was finished, we returned to our boat, and headed for the yacht. At this time, the sun had already set and we had to make the short trip in darkness. The pizzeria is located on a minor stream located off the main river, and it's covered with thick foliage. As you can imagine, without even the stars and the moon, it became even darker. There is one part of the stream where lily pads block half of the navigable river, and the trees thin out. In this area, I saw some bright white lights, and I figured they must be boats on the other side.

Oh no, they aren't boats at all. What they were was a whole bunch of fireflies living in the lily pads. I've seen fireflies before, but never with this colour. These guys were a bright white light almost like an LED. I had no idea that they could glow like that.

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Morales

Today we traveled to the city of Morales, a city about half an hour away, and said to be the roughly the size of Fort McMurray. I was told that there are lots of stores and things to buy which can't be bought here, so I was reservedly looking forward to going.

The trip to Morales is actually fairly nice. Lot's of rolling hills, but only one or two villages and no speed bumps, so getting there is fairly easy. Once in the city however, everything becomes a mess. They really need to hire a city planner, as roads go wherever, become narrow in an instant, and street signs are missing. I guess that's the third world after all, but still.

Anyways, to keep this brief, I'll just say that Morales is very disappointing. Yeah, it's big, however it's all the same stores constantly repeating. If you want to see creatively bankrupt people, go to Morales. Everything we got there, can be bought here for the same price, no difference at all.

I AM in Sweethaven!

I know this place is a little odd, but I've also found something even odder. Popeye actually does live here. He's very old, very strong, and has a deep raspy voice. I also don't see him very often, he only seems to appear when something very heavy needs to be moved. Popeye is actually very friendly too, as I was out on the deck he called me and waved. How nice.

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Ok!

A Better One!

Today we had tacos for supper, but we changed one thing about them. We made the taco up, then painted the tortilla with butter and threw it onto the frying pan. We wanted to use the BBQ, but the propane ran out, so stove it is.

Anyway, after a few minutes of cooking them, they were ready to eat. Let it be known that this is the superior taco. The tortilla had a nice crunch, but it wasn't overdone.

Perfection.

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Good Fireworks

Remember that time when I was complaining about fireworks and noise?

No?

You mean all I DO is complain, so it all blends together?

Ok, fair enough, I do complain a fair bit. Perhaps even too much. However tonight I am not going to complain about anything!