Thanks to casy meikle, my house eats an unbelievably large amount of fried rice (bacon, egg, and onion). Otherwise, yes.. this is slowing down. i continue to have the occasional adventure that comes with a.) living in a different country and b.) living in a big city.... but it is not over pronounced. Two days ago i grew restless of the towering edifices; too much gray and car noise for me. I headed west, hit la casa al campo (the wilderness just outside madrid) and wandered. At some point, i and an accompanying friend stumbled out of the woods, a bottle of cider in hand, to find an amusement park. i mean really... an amusement park out in the woods. it had rollercoasters that do corkscrews, loops, and twists... it had 1000 foot drops.... it had a zoo and aquarium attached to it. what a find.
even better is the adjacent bull ring. we were walking around the park, having a good look at the perimeter (not ruling out the possibility of a hole in the fence, and thus, a free rollercoaster ride), and somewhere behind the tigers was an abandoned bull pen and ring. after a thorough search, we have hatched a plan to go back with a camera and take a couple of good pictures. as soon as i get them i will put em up. i think the sign on the gate said the city had shut it down due to sanitation issues... but then again, i dont really speak spanish... i like to imagine that spain had become like rome, dangerously drawn to a bloodlust for live action (dote on the collesuem), and to prevent the degeneration of a nation, the city closed the bull pin and opened 5 new H&Ms downtown. people really dress nice here...
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