We headed up to Sarasota with Caleb, Paris and Denise to see if there was anyone who stayed up past 9pm in the whole state. There wasn't a ton going on but there was this "secret" bar behind a sandwich shop called Pangea Lounge - 1568 Main St, Sarasota, FL 34236 - no sign or anything. They had good fries and alcohol cereal - I traded my weird liquory drink for Caleb's cereal. Even the prices were reasonable for frou-frou drinks.
@paul, @terry and I on the second last night biked to Caspersen beach, an place in Venice allegedly popular for naked people and sharks' teeth (weird combination) nude beach in Venice. While we didn't see anyone there who was swimming nackt, we did see this grumpy tortoise, sea turtle nests and a really beautiful sunset. We even gave him a brain pet although he wasn't happy about it. Is this what cheating on your pet feels like?
In the ultimate bougie showdown, I somehow managed to out eat @paul and @YesThatCasey at the whole foods in Sarasota. I ended up with nearly 1.5 pounds of food, more than @paul's $12 meal. I did not buy a $4 coconut drink or dessert plus the ridiculous $12 a pound cherries they sold him. I refuse to go here once it opens in Buffalo. A lady was being carted away by ambulance when we got there. I'd like to think it was a severe case of sticker shock.
Despite the craziness of a broken discount plane and a pathological liar we experienced last Friday that @paul wrote about, we got off safely on Saturday.
I haven't been on a plane in 12 years, also to Florida, so it was a cool experience. The carbon footprint makes me cringe but I guess I don't do it often? Not good.
Anyway it was kind of like riding in a Greyhound, just louder and no Amish smells. The view when you take off and land is nice too. it reminds me of SimCity seeing all the neat little rows of farms and roads and towns.
My favorite transportation is still bike then Amtrak.
We're on the way to the Adirondacks. We left about 2pm which is amazing for us. We rented a Suburban which is appropriate because its like a tank from Clarence. We also managed to somehow almost fill it.
I just found out Letchworth is only 300 feet deep and the Grand Canyon is a mile deep. I always thought Letchworth was deeper than that but now it makes me wonder how they call it the grand Canyon of the east?
This time at the family end with my family which is decidedly less cruisy.
The waves were much bigger and so much more fun to ride in in. Some points
you couldn't even get up, they'd just knock you over. The waves alone make the ocean so much better than the lake.
Tuesday we went to the beach (after watching more HGTV all morning). We had to cross this break wall that was super long to the end of the cape. Then after walking through some poison ivy we got to the nude beach.
The nude beach and gay beach were fun and kind of cruisy. Everyone is looking everuone else uo and down and there were some serious porn staches going on.
I was afraid of the water at first - crabs and rip tides - but the waves were too fun. The ocean still seems like it was designed to kill you.
On the way back we walked through this sandy marsh area. Somewhere along the way I got a tick, which I discovered when we got back. Who knows if it had Lyme disease because I was in the shower and he fell down the drain. Fuck ticks.
Afterwards we had a nachoes at this Mexican place called Lorainnes with a super friendly waitress. Then we ate again with my uncles and family to celebrate their 15th anniversary.
The first day in Provincetown we walked around a lot and looked at everything on commercial street. We also watched many hours of HGTV.
I've never been in such a touristy place before. Everyone is hawking their restaurant and knick knacks as you walk by. I don't think I'd ever walk down Elmwood if Buffalo were like that.
The architecture is what you'd think a seaside town would be. It's really crowded and the street is always packed. Pedestrians and bikes are everywhere, and cars are always stuck with no place to go. I love it.
At night we went to this restaurant called Patio. @paul got his huge lobster. The pasta was pretty over priced and blah but it was a seafood restaurant.
We are on the way to Provincetown right now. The long drive is so boring. I absolutely hate driving. We split the driving up pretty evenly but it'll be over three hours each so far this weekend. If it were up to me I would close half the 90 and put all the money into a parallel rail line. I wish there was a way to get there by train.
We're driving through these amazing looking hills and forests but you can't really tell since you move so fast and have to pay attention to a strip of asphalt. It's weird that we are completely atomized and anonymized in the car, driving through generic rest stops, ignoring anything that's not on the highway. But @paul is chatting with people on grindr about great places to hike nearby where we're driving through.
The wonders of technology - a 40 inch touchscreen to choose your pop
Yesterday we went down with the Ho's to chimney bluffs. the view was amazing but the water was freezing. Suprisingly @paul and @hodown managed to stay in the water the longest.
Then we came back to the cabin, ate cheesebort, a cookout dinner and pie. We watched the Kardashians for a bit but I had to get away - that show drives me fucking nuts.
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