Some Things I Will Do When We Get Home

5/19/10: Cusco, Peru

Give up soda.
Give up TV.
Learn how to make carrot cake.
Figure out some kind of way to stay in shape that I don’t totally and completely loathe.
Get a puppy.
Cook more. Eat out less.
Write birthday cards. And mail them.
Not study too hard.

I know we (/Kevin) have written a lot of reflective posts, but this isn’t going to be one of them. It was going to be one of them, but I’m a bazillion days behind on writing the blog and I’m on a tight deadline. I have to finish this post before I go to sleep so we can post it in the morning before (SPOILER ALERT!) we go to the jungle and have no internet for six days, but Kevin turned on the movie Hitch, which of course distracted me from the writing I was supposed to be doing and now it’s midnight and I’m really tired and I want to go to sleep.

So back to the reality of the post. It’s May 19th. We’re still recovering from the Inca Trail. We will take an overnight bus to Ica, which will show the movie Up. The ride itself will go smoothly – nothing worth noting will occur – which is definitely worth noting. None of us will win bus Bingo (sigh).

I have to apologize, because since Dad Curry and Steve have been here, we’ve been pretty lax about spending time writing. The Inca Trail was the first time on the entire trip that we didn’t take the laptop with us (and I’m guessing it shows on the blog). I don’t know if you can tell, but we usually do make an effort when we write these things. No really, we do! Anyway. Unfortunately, we haven’t been doing our best writing these past few days, and I’m not predicting that our (Kevin’s and mine) writing will get any better until Amy comes and leaves. But, luckily for you, there are several guest posts to come, and of much better quality than the one I’m writing right now.

In conclusion (I am violating one of the basic tenets of essay writing that I learned in seventh grade – NEVER write “in conclusion”), I have just written a post about 1) nothing and 2) how the posts will be better soon because other than myself will be writing them, and you’re still here. Thank you. You must really love us.
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Picture of the Day: Kids and stones.

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In Honor of The Real Steve Curry

5/14/10: Cusco, Peru

There are only a few things that can make up for the disappointment of a bus Bingo game not won – off the top of my head I would say – oh, a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone with really chunky chocolate chips, maybe a nap on a really comfy couch with a puppy or small dog. But in addition to those two things, really there’s only one more thing that can brighten a day after yet another Bingo loss: and that’s The Real Steve Curry (henceforth referred to as either The Real Steve Curry or TRSC for short).

You may remember Steve Curry from these old two posts, and if you do, then I think you probably realize how great it is to get to see The Real Steve Curry, and not just old photos of him with his pants pulled down.

I could tell you about how The Real Steve Curry is contributing to the group dynamic, or I could just let him tell you himself. Following are real quotes from TRSC.

“Jerky really starts the day off right.”
Yep, I would eat jerky in the morning too. Right after I polished off a piece of cake and finished off that pesky pot roast that’s been in the fridge.

“I’m the ‘other friend’…otro… I forget the word for friend.”
Amigo, buddy. It’s amigo. Three semesters of Spanish at one of the best universities in the USA, and this is all you know?

“I’m hanging in there, but that jerky’s not sitting right.”
Maybe jerky doesn’t really start the day off right.

“Mine’s not quite as full as yours… which is saying something.”
In reference to Kevin’s “beard.”

“Have you ever eaten a Chipotle in under four-thirty? ‘Cause I’m pretty sure I have. I mean I never timed myself or anything, because who would do that?”
I don’t think I have ever finished a Chipotle burrito. But it’s not because I don’t have the strength of will or a stomach of iron (because I do have both). It’s because I choose not to. I don’t like eating the butts of things.

“I can watch from the shower if I need to. I’ve only done it once.”
On the joys of being able to watch MLB TV on a laptop versus his actual TV.

“I was excited. I haven’t felt the joy of a bingo in awhile.”
I know that feeling.

“I had a little too much beef jerky before dinner.”
Lesson learned – jerky really doesn’t start the day off right.

The other thing about Steve that really changes the dynamic of the group is that he looks a lot like Kevin. We were walking around a market today, and I saw Kevin standing about ten feet away from me. I walked over to punch him in the stomach affectionately, and just as I swung my fist back to go in for the punch, I realized it was Steve standing there, not Kevin. So I just put my hand back down by my side and smiled at him instead and pretended like I hadn’t been about to punch him in the stomach. Because it’s not nice to punch your little brother.

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Picture of the Day: Waiting.

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