You also probably have the most legit excuse to have Che Guevara merchandise I’ve ever heard.
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So what a couple of weeks.
Has absolutely flown by, but it feels like it’s been ages since I’ve been at work.
I won’t bore you with blow-by-blow day to day details, but it’s been an adventure and a half. An emotional rollercoaster of discovery, history, and many many stories and tales.
Tears were shed, hugs exchanged, and multiple beers drunk and steaks consumed.
There’s a lot in my personality that now makes sense. Stuff that couldn’t have come from my mothers side of the family. We share some pretty common interests - modern history, cooking, sport.
Most importantly, and a question that a lot of people ask me: Was it awkward?
Honestly, not really. Because we had spoken on the phone and through FB multiple times over the last few years, it wasn’t too much of a shock. I’m at peace with the relationship - or lack there of - that he had with my mum. I was basically the result of a good house party, plenty of alcohol and fun nose substances, and well the moon aligning with the stars and the tides etc. etc. etc. I’m cool with it, it happens. Not 100% ideal granted, but these things happen and it could have been the result of something a lot worse.
Personality wise we’re very similar. Humor wise we’re very similar. Within a couple hours of our first meeting I decided that he could have a relationship with my kids. Something that he is elated about. and he absoloutely adores them (I mean, how could you not - except at 2am when one of them wakes up and thinks nows a good time to play ‘stacks on daddy’). We took them out to the Zoo and a couple of other places, and I’ve never seen a smile that wide.
Found out a lot more about my brothers back in Florida. Sadly, the eldest (well, technically I am now…) is a bit of a screw-up (not my words). He’s unfortunately got himself a bad drug habit and is in and out of trouble with the law, and hangs around the wrong sort of crowd.
The middle brother who is probably the one I’ll get along best with (and we do talk regularly on FB) is the ‘hick’ (again, not my words), who runs the air boat operation out of the Everglades. We do have a bit in common and he’s keen to come to Australia to meet me, and I him. Although he may get a bit of a culture shock when he finds out he can’t open carry his Glock around Sydney…
The youngest who is now 20, Isabella, I found out is actually Trans, and is now Clay.
But it’s been amazing two weeks. I’m OK with him calling me son, and he accepts and understands the fact that I can’t and won’t call him Dad (or his wife Mum/Mom). She’s happy to adopt me as her son however.
I met a bunch of his school mates and people he hasn’t seen in 30+ years which was fun. But it’s good to make a new family and connections. It’s actually sad to see him go - he flies out Wednesday morning, but I’m back at work today.
But I’ve just started a Frequent Flyer account, so looking to potentially get some points up and running and head over there in the next 2 years or so (Unless Trump becomes President and turns the States into a autocratic Dictatorship - in which the family will flee to Australia as Political Refugees haha).
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That’s really awesome there and really nice that it turned out well
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It’s probably a prerequisite for the air boat operation to be fair.
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I had to look up what an ‘air boat’ was.
I actually went on an air boat ride in the Everglades a few years ago. Good fun but didn’t see any alligators in the wild. Didn’t see any Colombian drug dealers making a drop either unfortunately./ not so cool story
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Like when I went up to Cairns a few years back. Everyone’s like “Don’t go swimming at the beach, or go down to the beach at night. you’ll be eaten”
Well, maybe I had Bob Katters thousand blossoms bloom luck, but didn’t find one goddamn live Croc. And it was February!
Swam with Black Tip Reef Sharks and Turtles on the Reef, Saw Platapus in the Wild in Yungaburra, but did I get to meet a live Croc? Nope.
Thus, I came to the conclusions, Crocodiles do not exist in the wild. They’re fake news, Steve Irwin is just a puppet forced to act for the Fake News empires to force us humans not to enjoy our life and live under the thumb of the rich and greedy in complete and utter fear. Steve Irwin wasn’t killed by a Stingray, he was killed in a back alley by a Newscorp mob because he threatened to reveal that Crocs aren’t real and it’s all one big phony sham. You can see it in Roberts Irwin’s eyes too - he’s terrified! And mostly of his mother who is nothing but a Big Fake News shill brought in from America to make it looks official.
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We did the Daintree riverboat ride and there’s was absolutely heaps of them. From baby all the way to adults.
We didnt.
I did stand on the boat ramp throwing rocks and pebbles into the marshes in the hope of attracting one, but nothing.
Should have gone for a swim in some brown water, would have found one soon enough.
Been looking at somewhere to go for a week off up that way, looks equal parts fun and deadly.
You’re more disappointing than Lana’s sense of fun.
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I recently drunk bought online a Kava powder bag, got delivered today.
Does anyone have experience in this, i’m not going to take it until i do more research sober, like i have tonight, but personal experiences?
I got mine from https://fijikava.com.au/blogs/kava-101/kava-benefits
Somewhere between a few beers and a quarter Xanax for me. Pretty mild with no hangover.
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The buzz is OK, but i find it’s like drinking ditch water.
Evan’s gotten into it recently, you should ping him.
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What does it taste like?
Already answered
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Never had the pleasure of drinking ditch water.
I’m trying to give up - at least heavily cut back on the booze, and I’ve seen ads for it around. can you add anything to it to make it taste better? Citrus fruit? Cordial?
In essence, is it worth it?
It’s mud. What can you add to make mud better?
How do you feel about lights? How do you feel about having to wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from fluorescent lighting and crawling because walking is a bit of a heavy deal right now?
Want to give up drinking? Ride to work, join a gym, deadlift heavy.
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Replacing one vice with another seems counterintuitive
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I’m one of those people that can consume just about anything, Mud/ditch water is not a deterrent for me.
I have read you can add things to make it better tasting from lemon juice to honey etc etc… Probably won’t matter to me.
I’m more interested in it’s anti-anxiety and calming effects without the after effects. Because as good as you feel while drinking alcohol at the time, the next day anxiety is high.
Working physically all day already gives me the effects of riding to work or going to a gym.
@jubal1 I’ll have a chat to Evan.