A lot has happened in the time since Toulouse. I have traveled around, gotten a lot of work done in Portugal, hung out at the local cafe, and even hit the Hard Rock in Lisbon (now a member…). I even legally drank in 4 different countries at pubs and restaurants. Had some of my grandfathers “Fire Water” (Portuguese moonshine), old & out of production Portuguese rum, and best of all Tweelings Mint Green Tea!!
I like Portugal, the people are nice (ever since the EU made them realize niceness pays off :P ), and the small village I frequent is very quaint. A good bunch of people have seen me grow up, from a wee lad to who I am right now. Some even saw or grew up with my mother, sadly, the ones that saw my grandmother have all passed away in the last few years… If that isn’t any inclination, it’s really cozy and safe place, you only lock the door at night, and the cafe has 55¢ espressos! Lisbon is wonderful too, but it’s more of a go out and do thing city, but between the two, any trip to Portugal is really relaxing. I do not see myself ever stopping the occasional trip there. Then again, I’m Portuguese threw and threw…!
Not trying to sound cliché but, Europe was more or less everything I had hoped for and more. I got to think a lot about what I’m going to do for my education. In a way it made me only more confused, but in a good sense. I am simply now going to go with the flow, and see when the time comes. The trip to Japan is letting me get a taste of many different things. I will drop by Fed Ex and intern/check out the operations a couple of days, then there is my design/web brand side project, learning Japanese, and any business dealings I can find on the way. All the while I will live by myself (once i acquire a living establishment…), which for me is nothing more than a place to sleep & settle down after a days dealings. Throughout this miniature adventure, I’ll be contemplating what exactly the schooling course I will take. So far the leading contenders are, pilot, Business man (aviation?), and financial market goodness (day-trade, forex, etc.). I’ve rambled about this many times, and to many people; yet it was always more of a dream, a matter of “thought”, not actual reality. Only in the last month–after leaving phoenix–has it really dawned on me, I am leaving.
Now comes the wacky more “odd” mussing. I liked the movie “Maid of Honor” with Patrick Dumphsey (sp?). Not so much for the actual story (which was surpassingly good for a chick flick), but the situation Patrick was in. It sent a really creepy chill down my spine, as I act in much the same way. When it comes to the people I truly love, I just act as a friend. It’s to hard for me to do otherwise, to the point I could easily see me being best friends with the one I loved for so long(!) Yet I have no trouble with any other specimens for the female species, if anything I occasionally flirt around and see were it goes XD. Not as bad as Patrick, but I could see something similar happening. I’m just not a hollywood actor (and do not ever want to be), with good looks and a mass following… Yet what is it about me and being so outlandish in what I do. I can’t do anything like a normal human being; I have crazy ambitions, and do not see myself staying in one place. Just what type of female is like that without being 1) famous 2) trust fund baby or (worse of) 3) freaky. I know thats thinking the worst, but when your doing things that I do, you rarely bump into the same people over and over again. This should be interesting though, to see what does happen and what I will end up doing. Maybe it will be a Japanese Girlfriend as EVERYONE seems to think on that note. I don’t really care for Japanese woman more over any other, but who knows, thats life.
To close with, first class is nice, even for a domestic flight. Got upgraded and enjoying all 4:43 mins of it! Nice seats, though being skinny it’s not much of a concern, but having a dedicated arm wrest for each person and more legroom is what does it. I’m surprised they haven’t staggered the seats, so people have there own arm wrest…
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by Infamous One
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