Vacations

Episode 4: Vacations

Honestly. Ira’s opener was my favorite part of this episode. He talks about his family vacation, and he says, if a family can’t get along in paradise what hope is there? Paradise is so subjective. He said his mother’s paradise was that clean, beach styled TEAL condo. That would be hell for me, well maybe not hell, but it wouldn’t be paradise that’s for sure! The Glass’ were in “paradise” and they didn’t do anything out of the norm, except the whole week his mother toured other condos. C.S. Lewis said there is no such thing as heaven or hell, that you just continue being yourself for eternity, and paradise shares the quality. Just like a person, each place is different, and each place has a different meaning to everyone. Like those couples that honeymoon in the Bahamas. Ick. I could never understand that. That is your time to go/do whatever you want with the person you love most. And you choose to spend it in a cramped boat cabin, with tons of families. Yeah sure I get the laying on the beach soaking up the sun part, i love to do that, but why not go somewhere different? Less touristy? SOMEWHERE COOL? I’d totally go to Europe. I know…probably not less touristy, but there is more culture, more fun. IT’S COOL!

Act II: I took a lot of notes on this one. But I could never do it justice. You should probably just listen to it, because I will not be providing the lovely summary for you! But a taste of what’s to come is in order. In short, a family made up of a 5’11″ (so of course i love this already) german mother, a stingey father (to the max), and two daughters take a trip to Ethiopia for vacation, because that is where the American dollar will go the furthest. The stinginess of the father, and the abrasiveness of the mother saves them, but you’ll have to listen to find out how! But warning, this story did completely deter me from ever taking a trip to Ethiopia lol. The parents here were complete opposites. How did this fun-loving, story telling, loud, and abrasive woman become attracted to the stingy, quiet, money saving man? A 1956 Buick. The father’s one young, stupid purchase, which haunted him for the rest of his life really. They could never agree, so they just wouldn’t say anything. I can’t imagine having a marriage like that. People being so different? I keep hearing that i’m doing the right thing, by picking somebody who has similar goals etc etc. but I really can’t imagine it any other way? Why would I pick to be with someone who didn’t agree with me? Or someone who I fought with all the time? What sense does that make?

David Sedaris hitchiked. Again, one to be listened to. For me his stories don’t leave much for inflection, but I always enjoy them.

Being more consistent with writing now. I’m on to episode 5, well…episode 6, my file was corrupted for 5, so I may have to come back to it!

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