it's skyline time

my hands are shaking. my mouth is dry and i'm restless.

i need a fix.

it's skyline time.

headed to the 'nati today. yup, the home of pete rose, fat people, the klan (still marches downtown once a year) and cross burnings (i don't know why but they do it at t'giving each year).

growing up, i learned these invaluable lessons from kids at school:

• brown is my skin color and also the color of shit
• when white girls marry indian guys their kids get down's syndrome
• not knowing the show times as ticket taker is yet another reason why immigrants should not be allowed in this country
• budding klansmen carry knives, so don't smart off to them at a party, even if you used to play baseball together
• indians smell funny, ride flying carpets, and have hairy legs and small dicks (thankfully i only fit 2 out of 4)
  

man, i miss the old hood.

skyline chili is the greatest food on earth. i could eat it every day. in fact, i did for one summer. when i was 15 i got my first job as a kitchen boy there. chopping onions, making chili, cleaning dishes, and cleaning the grease trap. every shift earned one free meal. so at least once a day for 3 months i ate skyline.

i also learned a critical piece of work wisdom: 'time to lean is time to clean.'

or, 'if you're not busy, look busy.'

my parents are throwing a second sort of reception for us with all of their friends who couldn't make it to the real wedding b/c they didn't want to travel or we didn't have room on the guest list. my parents define 'friend' very loosely. usually, it means any desi in southwestern ohio. i joked with dad, "i won't know the names of half the people there."

wintermute senior replies,"neither will i."

it is going to be 100% desi all the way. desi music, desi dance (garba), desi food, desi people. the only white folks will be mrs. wintermute and her parents. boy, they are in for a shock (well, mrs. w has been around my family a ton, so she's used to it).

will have lots of pics to share.

yeah, i gotta post stuff from the honeymoon, but i want to do it right! travelogue posts are in development.