Thursday, March 23, 2006

On Ariella, Pity Coin, and Shakespearean Beauty..

My apologies for the lack of substance lately folks.. I've edited it out.

My vacation is great. Destination changed last minute mandating an airport camp-out. In the end, I exchanged nights of unsupervised inebriated partying for quiet days all by my lonesome-- nearly-- frying my already tan skin on the beach, exploring the area on foot, frolicking aimlessly, and pretty much being left to my own devices.

I met a most fascinating Swedish fellow, a gay Arab couple, and a Kiwi couple that insist on calling me Ariella.
The third day I woke up after dawn, took my guitar that I had grabbed from home on a whim down to the walk, and sprawled on the deserted sidewalk tuning it and trying to remember old pieces when someone walked by and dropped me a quarter... I contemplated throwing it back at him, and decided to make it my lucky coin instead. How's that for Zen ..

Nursing a throbbing headache on the fourth day, I decided to trudge down to the local coffee shop for some methylxanthine. I settled down on a couch with my newest prized possessions-- The Crimson Petal and the White and Harem.

Sitting at the counter preying on a slightly unsuspecting young barista was a middle-aged man, fully inducted into the mid-life crisis phase by the look of the Porsche key chain he made a point of jingling every five minutes. She had an interesting look and disposition to her. Twenty minutes later, a squealing leggy bottle blonde saunters over and greets our now Mr. Heph. He deserts conversation with the barista and ends up leaving with the blonde without so much as an acknowledgment of his former interesting companion.

Fool.

The allure of beauty is in its subtlety. Its serenity is tempting.. tauntingly out of reach.
It alters not, when alteration it finds..

Ok, so maybe that was Love and I'm suffering from vacation endorphins, but clearly Shakespeare wasn't privy to the entertaining exchanges of this day and age...

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10 Comments:

shotgun :)

seems like u met some interesting ppl.. i love meeting new ppl haphazardly :)

By  Dr.Lost, at 22 March, 2006 16:46  

I've read Harem- it was an interesting novel. Funnily enough, I also read it while on vacation.

Sounds like you had a good break- glad to hear it!

By  confused arab chick, at 23 March, 2006 00:30  

DL:
Dude.. wheeere have you been? I miss you and 3li shotgunning my blog and passing my afternoon break msn-ing with ya'll.

I love vacation people.. as soon as they live next door they're a snooze though.

Confused arab chick:
I read the first few pages.. didn't like it.. The crimson petal I'm Loving. Victorian England AND courtesans.. oh bliss.

Rafster:
You took a wrong turn.. this aint Utopia. Voids are meant to be hollow and Porsche makes its living off of midlife crises .. lets not mess with the circle of life.

The girl deserves better anyway.

Harem is .. mundane at best.

By  Trevelyana, at 23 March, 2006 20:33  

And you're back!

Sounds like you had a good vacation...Change does wonders!

If you had gone partying etc, you would have needed another vacation just to recover ;) So smart choice

By  Sedna, at 24 March, 2006 08:24  

Leeno,
Glad you enjoyed the vacation, the most important part was the tanning :)
Cheers

By  Mystique, at 24 March, 2006 11:33  

loved it!
hehe u play the guitar?! how cool is that ;)
u amaze me!

By  Baroque, at 24 March, 2006 16:40  

Sed:
Feels like it was a day.. but work is work :(
Ya.. It was amazing. I'm getting all zen just thinking about it.


Mystique:
bil3aks.. aham shay Mr.Sweden haha, we agreed to be eachother's backup (Sorry DL)
Welcome to my blog dear.


Baroque:
Oh I play.. whether it's any good is .. well it's not. I love it though and one of these days I'll sit down and learn to play properly.
Welcome to my blog.

By  Trevelyana, at 24 March, 2006 21:23  

Thanks Babes,
Will always be around :)
you 2

By  Mystique, at 25 March, 2006 03:41  

Ya hala :)

By  Trevelyana, at 25 March, 2006 14:12  

why? it's classic not electric

By  Trevelyana, at 26 March, 2006 20:49  

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