Blogs :: a list part 1
So the other night, we met our first American. Okay not really, she doesn't count. Karly has been living on the pacific coast of Mexico for the past year or so with her partner, doing a myriad of various jobs but mainly teaching yoga and surfing. originally hailing from Austin makes her technically "American", but, since it doesn't count, we have yet to meet another fellow USA-ian. Ever meet that person who, during the first few conversations, aces every question that you subconsciously use as a friend-filtering quiz? This was Karly for us, and this is our "top 10" list (in no particular order) of things we agreed upon:
- the Olive Garden (and Chili's while we're at it) suck. period.
- why the hell would anyone wear Crocs? (and, did you know, they came out with a high heel version?)
- what is up with Phish wanna-be jam bands and every band in the world trying to do a horrible Bob Marley cover (specifically, is everything going to be alright?)
- and of course, the list must not be complete with out: Jack Johnson must die. (and lets just throw in james blunt from a previous conversation with our british friends)
You know it's funny. I've been reading The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost, and he bitches many times about the only two western world songs managed to be picked up by islanders in an equatorial island in the middle of nowhere are "La Macerana" and "Ice Ice Baby" so at least we're doing better than that so far...
San Cristobal, books, Mexico
Posted By:
Brendon
10/9/2008