Sunday, October 14, 2007

Consider this experiment

You've travelled the world. Often alone. Meeting new people is no big deal. As long as it is in a tropical country and you're hauling a huge back pack. This weekend I ended up alone in "my" Seattle. Everybody's gone, tired, working or too bored/boring to dig the nightlife. So I decided to go for walks and see what the night would bring. Yesterday, and today, I pushed myself and followed my nose. Friday ended up as a fun, crazy night, bumping into my Japanese neighbor and her friends. Other acquaintances showed up and I met tons of new people. With no food in my stomach, 2 whisky-cokes shot me right to the stars and I got me right where I wanted to be: comfortable among a bunch of outgoing nutsters. Today was no different, the hip hop clubbing night got canceled, the Spanish were inspirationless, so I closed my door at midnight and decided to enter the bar with the loudest music (the Comet made it, easily). In between the loud Gibson noises, I picked up some Flemish, my native tongue. And so I met Hendrik, the other half of Arsenal, and John. Apparently Arsenal (http://www.arsenal-music.com/) is really big in Belgium, playing 4 years in a row on the biggest music festival in Belgium (and acclaimed the best in Europe). But I never heard of it, to their surprise (I was like an alien to them). Woestijnvis, documentary, cameras, DVD recording, new album, .....the whole shit. So basically I hung out with two rockstars (or hip hop - Brazilian tunes - stars or so). I took some pics with my new toy, the mini digital camera I bought today for 10 bucks. One shows Hendrik filming for their DVD. Then walking home, I bumped into Katie again (I kicked her ass earlier today playing tennis), so....you see....FUCKING GOVERNING DYNAMICS.....everywhere. I love it.