Since the last blog post....
I flew out to Michigan to visit a good friend I've met through the blogosphere known as Irisi. She has a great blog and needs more visitors so stop in and say hello. By the way, Ann Arbor is one heck of a town. Liberal, friendly, clean and lots of academia emanating from every street corner to boot. I felt smarter through osmosis which I do not feel when I walk about New Haven which is home to Yale.
I drank soy milk blasted with organic chocolate syrup. There's more health food stores per capita in Ann Arbor than anywhere I've seen. There are organic alternatives for everything. Who knew?
Met lots of great people with bright futures ahead of them. It was nice to talk to some of them who really wanted to know more about my line of work in television. A menial job, yes, but one that has an impact on what you see on your plasma screens. The young college minds truly are sponges. I was glad to offer any guidance or advice I could.
Since Michigan is in the Midwest, I got to see something that we don't have in the northeast; vast rolling plains. I made it a point that Irisi take me there as this is what the Midwest truly means to me.
Walked the University of Michigan campus where class was out but there were many, many weddings. As it happens, the illustrious halls can be rented out for them. Yuck! (Weddings for Ricardo=vomiting and nausea)
Shouted: WOLVERINES!
Learned about the Greek culture thanks to Irisi who tells me that I look like a mainland Greek. Alas, Ricardo is a domestic creature and a spartan he is not. Irisi, by the way, is Greek and I don't mean in the sorority sense of the word. If she were that kind of Greek, I wouldn't have bothered visiting.
Unfortunately your blogger, Ricardo, was admitted to hospital for severe breathing problems. He almost lost consciousness yet refused to be driven to the emergency room until he was forced in the car by Irisi. Even in this weakened state, Ricardo was still able to overpower her but figured it best to get into the car or possibly die. Ricardo was NOT dying but WAS having a Tony Soprano-esque panic attack. The cause of the stress is not known but drugs and foul play were not involved, just so you know. Anxiety attacks can simply happen with no warning. The bright side, I have a pretty strong heart even though we thought it was a heart attack.
Performed a Pagan based meditation in the woods to relieve the before mentioned anxiety.
Made a good friend in Irisi who was welcoming, supportive in my time of need in the ER, cooked wonderful organic foods and showed me things that I'll never forget.
Thank you.
Still to come on U N L O A D E D; Is it too much to fucking ask? Vote for me on the bloggers choice awards!!!!!
And later.....
The ancient and not so mythical sport of shin kicking. It ain't just for the kids in the playground.
