After my time in Britain - not an American experience per say, so not covered here - my stopover in DC was a good way to prepare for the heat of California. And it was a chance for me to do something better on the east coast than run through Newark International.
I experienced pumpkin picking (in the pouring rain), cider (no booze, but not apple juice, but really apple juice but thick and lightly spiced - I prefer the British definitions of drink, much simpler), American public transport (not bad, clean), serious pumpkin carving (My skills weren't up to the Barack O. Lanterns, I stuck with the traditional triangular cut-with-a-kitchen-knife-that-isn't-really-up-to-the-job features. I love the classics, baby!), Ethiopian food (any food eaten with fingers wrapped in carbs has got to be a winner), ballroom dancing (not really [sorry Kim], just wanted to see if you'd given up on the dense list format by now), decent American beer (I guess there had to be some, right? Ha ha!), margarita from a slushie machine (gotta get myself one of those), Becka's whip-round tour of DC (tailored for my preferences, naturally) and the caloriffic might of the Cinnabon chain (mmmmmmm....).
So, all in all, it was okay.
In all seriousness I had a great time, much needed - especially after the low in Scotland (not to say I didn't enjoy seeing y'all... you know what I mean) and a big, public thank you to Becka for that. Listening to my rubbish for two days takes some serious patience...
Got to get driving again, test Thursday. Work Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday. Straight back into the swing of things in the 33C heat. Thankfully it's supposed to get down to 20C high by the end of the week. So odd considering that most of you reading this are beginning to freeze...
After that session of condensing a lot of good stuff into a shorter, less interesting form I'm gonna go, but not before I set myself a little challenge. I use ellipses (you know...[such wit!]) and brackets far too much when I write (please ignore the rest of my poor grammar and/or spelling - this isn't a test!), it seems, so next blog post will contain neither (I hope...)
Peace out!
Words by Alasdair Dennis.
Pictures by Becka and used with the permission of Dennis Enterprises.
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