time travel in the age of the ironic lunch » south america http://blog.brettharmon.net Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:52:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Tacos, Rap Music, and Expedia http://blog.brettharmon.net/2009/01/19/tacos-rap-music-and-multi-legged-plane-tickets/ http://blog.brettharmon.net/2009/01/19/tacos-rap-music-and-multi-legged-plane-tickets/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:44:22 +0000 http://blog.brettharmon.net/?p=96 I’m still in Long Beach. It’s very lazy here. We’ve been going out every night, but pretty much just eating and getting nothing done during the day. The overall amount of flannel here is slightly appalling. It’s been 80 and sunny everyday, so I’m not complaining.

We’re about to head to the proper eastside for some King Taco and a visit to VIP Records, where Snoop Dogg shot his first video.

I was browsing Expedia this morning, waiting for people to wake up, and stumbled upon something I wish I hadn’t seen. New York-Rio de Janeiro on February 4th and Buenos Aires-New York on April 8th for a total of $670. Extremely tempting to click a few mouse buttons and be locked into a non-refundable two months of whatever in the southern hemisphere.

I’ll be back in Chicago on Friday. I think we’re leaving Long Beach the day after tomorrow. If the weather in the Rockies is clear, we’ll be driving through Vegas and Denver instead of following Old Route 66 through the Southwest. In the somewhat foreseeable event that I have a few drinks tonight and end up with a fancy new plane ticket, I’ll have to spend next week securing a visa at the Brazilian embassy in Chicago, getting a yellow fever vaccination, attempting to sublet my bedroom, renewing my international drivers license, and converting my stash of Euros to Brazilian Reals and Argentine Pesos.

Time for tacos.

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