tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post111527466930035339..comments2023-11-02T21:46:26.482+13:00Comments on Violet goes green, sort of: Florence in '94 - them were the daysViolethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1115508170309009832005-05-08T11:22:00.000+12:002005-05-08T11:22:00.000+12:00Mike: nice to hear from you, and I'm relieved that...Mike: nice to hear from you, and I'm relieved that you weren't offended by my reference to you as being in the midst of a Kurt Cobain makeover (which was meant in the best possible taste of course!). There's always room for you if you can just get around to visiting us, even if it means setting you up in the boy's "den" i.e. the spare room. <BR/><BR/>And I definitely want to know why you're reading a book about bringing up newborns...Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1115484726084519802005-05-08T04:52:00.000+12:002005-05-08T04:52:00.000+12:00Well, I've never done this before... but what's li...Well, I've never done this before... but what's life without new experiences? It was a little weird to see this posted, one of those things that make you realize that you exist in the world.<BR/><BR/>Ahh, yes Florence in 94. That was glorious wasn't it? My attitude had soured somewhat after 2 night trains from Figures, Spain and someone trying to steal my money and passport while I was sleeping. It was as if the clouds parted and there were reds and browns and domed buildings. Art and pizza. Coffee. A short, sweet kiwi on the bus to the hostel. <BR/>I remember we sat in some cafe talking for hours and all we bought there was coffee.<BR/><BR/>I may have <I>seemed</I> interesting, but you never saw the movies I made, which were movies in the acedemic sense, they had beginnings and an endings, you could sit in front of a TV and watch them, but you may not have recognized them as, well, anything. (But the friends I made them with all had a good time 2 years ago when we got together to watch them again!). I still don't have a record contract, but have a new band. I have avoided the prozac so far and I don't own a gun. Well, I have a pellet gun, but you could hardly worry much about that. <BR/>And I still play Ultimate, on a team called: Stella! The Pirate King's Daughter!<BR/>So, it would seem that except for getting older,I haven't changed much! (Still a bit of a hoon? Is that what you called me?)Even so far as I keep saying that NZ is going to be my next trip... I'm sure you and the boy and a baby will have plenty of room to put me up, right? ANd plenty of time to hang out,right? :)<BR/>Thanks for reminding me of them good ol days...<BR/><BR/>I just read a book called 'Operating Instructions' by Anne Lamott. I didn't think it was fantastic, but it's short and was an interesting, honest account a single parent's first year with a newborn. Why was I reading this...? well perhaps I'll fillyou in with an email :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>mikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1115355582939045722005-05-06T16:59:00.000+12:002005-05-06T16:59:00.000+12:00nigel: yeah, I've played frisbee golf. It's much ...nigel: yeah, I've played frisbee golf. It's much more sedate than Ultimate, which makes you run around a lot.<BR/><BR/>Onscreen and Desiree: nowadays I'm a lot more relaxed about using restaurant toilets without buying something either before or after. But in those days I was so much nicer and less assertive :-)Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1115335853087458722005-05-06T11:30:00.000+12:002005-05-06T11:30:00.000+12:00When first travelling around Europe via Autotours ...When first travelling around Europe via Autotours way back in 1987 (eek!) we used to do the "buy something, then use toilet" thing all the time - we felt less guilty about it. <BR/><BR/>But when in Spain we read somewhere (Let's Go bible) that it was perfectly acceptable to just wander into a bar or café to use a toilet as they didn't have any public toilets. So as they say, when in Rome (or Barcelona)...<BR/><BR/>A good pick for any traveller is to use toilets at a department store or at the Golden Arches - generally they're well kept, have toilet paper, and no-one gives a damn if you haven't bought anything. <BR/><BR/>Mind you, it always pays to have that little packet of pocket tissues handy just in case...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1115323483198103482005-05-06T08:04:00.000+12:002005-05-06T08:04:00.000+12:00My rule of thumb is to always use the toilet and T...My rule of thumb is to always use the toilet and THEN buy the coffee to legitimise the toilet use... at least then you know they've got one!Geekeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1115306775314102412005-05-06T03:26:00.000+12:002005-05-06T03:26:00.000+12:00Don't think we have youth hostels in Los Estados U...Don't think we have youth hostels in Los Estados Unidos, just hostile youth.<BR/>We do have something called Frisbee Golf. Now called "Disk Golf". <BR/>Hippys LOVE it.<BR/>I went through the grunge dude phase too. Had shoulder length hair, which is actually not becoming on fat men.Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.com