Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Last Saturday, I checked out of my hiding place at the High Tech Arenal hotel (which, had the best shower I’ve experienced yet) and hopped the metro to Barajas to catch my EasyJet flight to London Luton. I was en route to meet up with Jennifer who was in England working for Ask Jeeves. Jennifer and I have been dating for the past months although I’ve been hesitant to get too serious because of my trip and its undetermined length. We always have a lot of fun together and this week has been just what I needed after dealing with my room situation. After an easy train ride from the airport, we met up at …

I awoke to rain this morning at about 8:30am. At least, I thought it was rain. But then I remembered that it seems to be raining every morning when I wake up and yet the ground is never wet. Just then, the sound of a toilet five floors above me flushed and once again it sounded like rain. Plumbing was apparently an afterthought in this building so most of the piping runs on the outside of the building near where my window opens. Every time someone runs a sink, flushes a toilet or takes a shower, it sounds like rain. It might even be soothing if someone would just let the water run consistently. …