sometimes i feel like sitting on trains
Aside from the fact that "Paper Planes" has been stuck in my head all day, that subject line is super, super accurate. My roommate and I have been talking about Europe a ton lately, and a big part of what I miss about Europe is riding on trains. Planes are good for getting places quickly and all, but I really freaking love trains -- it feels like hitting the pause button on life for a number of hours and just being able to do whatever you want, and not being all cramped like you are on planes sometimes, except for that one overnight coming back from Vienna when I was in a six-person compartment with four strangers and my one friend, and we were all tangled together awkwardly, and the one guy was from the Balkans and living in France illegally and got escorted off the train by the border guards. Aside from that, trains are awesome.
Two places I particularly miss: Tuscany and Vienna. I didn't do a ton of exploring in Tuscany, but my friend C. and I did spent a few days in Siena, where basically all we did was eat, drink, and sit around in the piaza all day and all night. It was glorious. So much good food and good coffee and good wine. I miss Vienna for pretty similar reasons: aside from the fact that I think it's a beautiful city, I totally adore the food there. And Wiener Melange, holy shit. So goooood.
I'm probably going to look at this entry in the morning and see just how spastic it is and laugh at myself for ages. Uh, hi guys. Sorry I haven't updated in forever and then I just splooge my European food love at you. (Massive plates of Wiener Schnitzel! That ridiculously expensive Florentine beef they marinate in olive oil! Portofino cheese courses!)
I'm going to choose to blame this entry on the fact that I was at work for fourteen hours straight today. Like, basically did not leave my desk for fourteen hours. I got home at 11:40 and two of my roommates were already asleep and the third and I chatted for about twenty minutes while watching The Colbert Report and then she was like, "Okay, time for bed!" I, meanwhile, am pretty wide awake, although that's definitely the coffee talking. Also the fact that I am finally seeing a sight that is not my office!
I'm pretty sure I had a point in mind when I started writing this entry, but I've totally forgotten what it was now. Uh, I'm two episodes away from being done with season one of Friday Night Lights! Score. And one day very soon, I will post all my pictures of the food I love and the places I miss and it will be full of nostalgia. I know you're all dying of anticipation.
Two places I particularly miss: Tuscany and Vienna. I didn't do a ton of exploring in Tuscany, but my friend C. and I did spent a few days in Siena, where basically all we did was eat, drink, and sit around in the piaza all day and all night. It was glorious. So much good food and good coffee and good wine. I miss Vienna for pretty similar reasons: aside from the fact that I think it's a beautiful city, I totally adore the food there. And Wiener Melange, holy shit. So goooood.
I'm probably going to look at this entry in the morning and see just how spastic it is and laugh at myself for ages. Uh, hi guys. Sorry I haven't updated in forever and then I just splooge my European food love at you. (Massive plates of Wiener Schnitzel! That ridiculously expensive Florentine beef they marinate in olive oil! Portofino cheese courses!)
I'm going to choose to blame this entry on the fact that I was at work for fourteen hours straight today. Like, basically did not leave my desk for fourteen hours. I got home at 11:40 and two of my roommates were already asleep and the third and I chatted for about twenty minutes while watching The Colbert Report and then she was like, "Okay, time for bed!" I, meanwhile, am pretty wide awake, although that's definitely the coffee talking. Also the fact that I am finally seeing a sight that is not my office!
I'm pretty sure I had a point in mind when I started writing this entry, but I've totally forgotten what it was now. Uh, I'm two episodes away from being done with season one of Friday Night Lights! Score. And one day very soon, I will post all my pictures of the food I love and the places I miss and it will be full of nostalgia. I know you're all dying of anticipation.