07.20.06

A wasted day today but I don´t mind. Went over a bit of a precipice last night and woke up after too little sleep and too little water with a hefty hangover. I walked the sizzling streets for a couple of hours in search of my usual internet cafe, the location of which I could not remember for the life of me. Finally found it right down the block from my favorite doner kebab place. Mmm. Doner Kebab. My new favoritest thing EVAR.

Felt recharged for a bit but somehow ended up back at the flat where I sank into a four hour nap. Gotta love siesta.

When I woke up again it was six thirty and the museo di Futbol Club Barcelona was closed. Disappointing, especially since during the World Cup I fell in love with soccer stadiums. Beautiful structures they are, they take my breath away, a lot like baseball diamonds. For an extra 3 euro you can walk the field, too. I might set back my plan of training it to Avignon tomorrow just so I can visit the stadium, Camp Neu.

All this falafel and doner kebab is making me gassy as all hell.

Sitting at the docks as I write this, listening to The Arcade Fire. Music I´ve long taken for granted is taking on new life and meaning here, probably because it´s the closest thing to home that I brought with me. And I haven´t even delved into my Talking Heads library yet.

It´s a fun game to play, not allowing myself the comfort zone created by my headphones until I just can´t take it anymore. And then it feels so good. I definitely feel finished with Spain and ready for France.

I just blogged all the entries leading up to and including this one at the only internet cafe I could find open past 10 P.M. It´s called easyInternet and it´s tailor made for Americans. All the Z-100 hits of the mid to late 90´s are playing. Janet Jackson, Alanis Morrisette, Spin Doctors. It´s kind of hilarious. There´s a Subway Sandwiches built into the back too, and the entire place reeks overwhelmingly of that unique Subway smell. I think they may bottle and package that smells and just pump it into the ventilation systems at their stores. I really wouldn´t be surprised.

Not sure about tomorrow. Maybe Avignon. Maybe futbol and the Park Guell.