The following is based on events that happened on July 3rd and 4th.
A list of firsts* from the first two days of this trip:
1. I taste crab for the first time.
2. I buy my first crabbing license ("crabbing" meaning we went out to catch crabs--the kind from the ocean).
3. I hear a recording of Chris Cornell covering** "Billy Jean".
4. I try a homemade blackberry wine.
5. I walk barefoot through hot coals, on a dare.
6. I finish my first ever porn screenplay.
7. I sit as close to the fireworks as possible. This causes the explosion to appear to happen directly above the audience, which to me makes every firework look like a quickly-descending spaceship (which has special significance to me but you'll have to pay attention to the next six months of the 100 Nights column to find out why).
* Hey kids! One item in this list isn't true. Guess the right one and you will win the pleasure of having guessed the right one!***
** Incidentally, one of my fine hosts on this trip asked the question: "Why do we call it a 'cover' when someone does someone else's song?" Does anyone know?
*** Actual pleasure will be experienced differently by each user.
A list of firsts* from the first two days of this trip:
1. I taste crab for the first time.
2. I buy my first crabbing license ("crabbing" meaning we went out to catch crabs--the kind from the ocean).
3. I hear a recording of Chris Cornell covering** "Billy Jean".
4. I try a homemade blackberry wine.
5. I walk barefoot through hot coals, on a dare.
6. I finish my first ever porn screenplay.
7. I sit as close to the fireworks as possible. This causes the explosion to appear to happen directly above the audience, which to me makes every firework look like a quickly-descending spaceship (which has special significance to me but you'll have to pay attention to the next six months of the 100 Nights column to find out why).
* Hey kids! One item in this list isn't true. Guess the right one and you will win the pleasure of having guessed the right one!***
** Incidentally, one of my fine hosts on this trip asked the question: "Why do we call it a 'cover' when someone does someone else's song?" Does anyone know?
*** Actual pleasure will be experienced differently by each user.
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