Gʀᴀᴄɪᴇ Jᴀɴᴇ Qᴜᴜxᴜᴍ 😽💜 @drquuxum@mastodon.social

WONDERING…
…IF IT'S ALL BEEN TRUE

Talk about looking back over the last three years of my life 😸

This represents half of the e-mails I've received this week

I don't even know Dutch, and I absolutely love this track. It's kind of interesting to detect things like duende within speech and song without knowing what is actually being said.

Bas is a wonderful singer & musician. I randomly stumbled upon him one night when I left SoundCloud open and running while dozing. I woke up to find his rendition of Leo Vroman's "Vrede" and was hooked immediately.

Also, while I wasn't watching, Mastodon added custom profile metadata

Wait, when did Mastodon get a "Delete & Re-draft" option?? 😻

What: Transpride Pool Party
Where: Polish Hill Pool at West Penn Recreational Center (450 Thirtieth St, #Pittsburgh)
When: Saturday, 16 June; 1-5 PM
Who: All yinz queers'n'nat 😸
Why: Because swimming with friends is good
How much: $5 (or a City pool pass)
How: Your own conveyance, sadly; the 77* comes kinda close though (stop at Bigelow & Herron/Pawlowna and walk down Herron two blocks to 30ᵗʰ to the West Penn Rec Center)

https://www.facebook.com/events/171631600180178/

What: Monday Night Gaming

Where: Mr. Nice Guy Games, Monroeville Mall Annex

When: Mon, 11 June, 6:00-9:00 PM

How: 67, P67, P68; or your own method of conveyance

Who: You, me, and a bunch of other oddfolk 😼

Why: Because games on a Monday, dammit

Which: Whatever tickles our fancy, or maybe something that's on sale that night

More details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1017332015110063

#Pittsburgh #Gaming #BoardGames #GameNight

Hope you've enjoyed 17yo Quuxum's trip to Spain.

I think I missed some things in my original writings that I remember somewhat clearly now; e.g. the blacksmiths in Toledo; Isla de los Pajaros in Seville....

Bought a bottle of Rioja wine at the Duty Free at Barcelona's airport. Made it to Madrid, then had one hella delay there. Got into JFK around 11 PM; went through customs, and caught some tiny little thing back to Pittsburgh. Got back home at 2 AM, where Dad promptly dropped the bottle of wine on the garage floor.

En Barcelona.

Went to the very cold Montserrat; used up virtually all of the remaining film. The Black Madonna was rather impressive. Packed up that night.

On Renfe: cold.

Actually, I slept well despite the allergy attack (orange blossoms). So did 4 of the other 5; Frick's feet didn't have enough room.

Arrived at 11 AM in Barcelona. Went to Sagrada Familia & the one park that Gaudi built (no sé el nombre).

[Present-day note: Parc Güell.]

En Sevilla, warm & sunny.

Went to El Parque de Maria Lucia, Orange blossoms everywhere. My allergies were killing me. Also went on a cruise on the Guadalquivir.

Boarded the train to Barcelona at 9:05. The expected us to sleep 6-to-a-room that's smaller than our bathroom. Yeah, sure.

En Sevilla; warm & sunny.

Hotel room a bit bigger. Went to the cathedral and went up the 33 flights of ramps. Their Alcazar is also impressive; especially their gardens. Joanne got sick (another one), but she managed to join us later. We then went to a Flamenco bar. Impressive, but somewhat repetitive.

En Madrid, Toledo, Sevilla; more rain off & on.

Left Madrid 8 AM and buggered off to Toledo; arrived there at 10:30. Spend a few hours there to sight-see (their Alcazar & cathedral) and shop. Left Toledo 3 PM and kept on going. Ate at some cheesy restaurant at 8:30 PM. Finally arrived in Sevilla & checked in at 10:45.

En Madrid y Segovia: raining, heavy at times.

After breakfast, took a bus to Segovia. The aqueduct was rather impressive. I also bought a Spanish CD-ROM there; can't wait to try it.

Just realized how bloody expensive stamps are. 90¢ per postcard. Me duele mí cartera de balsillo.

En Madrid: raining off & on.

Went to Museo del Jamón, El Prado, Retiro Park, and a bullfight. It was ruined by rain during the fifth bull (out of 6). Also went to some restaurant and had paella, which some (like myself) consider unfit for human consumption.

Only 2½ hours late arriving in Madrid; engine trouble. Not bad.

Ate at some miscellaneous food place in Puerto del Sol, blew money on postcards (and can't find stamps), saw that all books, CDs, & computers are just as overpriced here as they are in the states.

Stayed in the Hotel Francisco I. People are delightfully rude. Wish I had a car. It looks fun to drive around here.

I found the notebook I took with me to Spain in 1996. I was 17 at the time.

I'm going to transcribe it here. Enjoy the thread.