Archive for November, 2009

17 Hours on the Big Blue Bus

Leather seats wide enough for two people? check
Polyester fleece blankets? check
Half-stuffed pillow? check
Seats that recline 180 degrees? check
TV playing weird movies? check
Seat belt damp with cleaning fluids? check
IPods, Kindles, and laptops out and ready? check
On a bus? check!

Chocolate: The Good, The Bad, and The Bariloche

“Eeewww!!!!! This is absolutely terrible!!! Eeeewww!!!!!” I scream.
“Colly, just give it to me,” my mom says.
“Are you sure? It’s disgusting!!” I say.
My mom thinks I’m overreacting, so just to prove it she takes a bite. “Oh my god!!!” she says as she chucks it out the window of the car. “It’s like candle wax covered [...]