Cocaine Princess: Friday, January 18, 2013

Friday, January 18, 2013

Winter Vaycay Part 2

Cocaine Princess here.

December 25th 2012

Waking up on Christmas morning was very different from what I’m usually accustom to. When I’m on vacation on Christmas morning I’ll jump out of bed and head onto the balcony. Within minutes Valentina will burst into my room greeting me with a big hug and together we’ll run into the main room to open our gifts. Instead, I had awoken in my own bed and when I looked out the window after opening the blinds there was no beach, no sand and definitely no palm trees. The only bright side was there was no snow. Although we up here in the Great White North are known for cold and snow, Mother Nature gave us a green Christmas. I suppose you could call this the silver lining to my cloud.

Valentina had called me right at midnight and not a second later to wish me a Merry Christmas along with how upset she still was I couldn’t be there. I assured her I would be there the next day.

I must admit I was a tad bit worried there wasn’t going to be any presents for me under the tree but I guess in Santa’s book some of the things I did this past year were considered good in his book. Whew! What a relief. It had been quite some time since I had celebrated Christmas with sister and to be honest I didn’t know quite what to do. She usually does her thing while I’m thousands of miles away. By noon I was completely bored and on top of everything else I couldn’t stop looking at the clock. I wanted the day to be over and done with. I was anxious for the 26th to arrive. Sister came up with a suggestion, “Let’s go see a movie.” Checking the movie listings there were 3 big movies playing: Django Unchained, The Hobbit and Les Mis. Without any hesitation I said “Django Unchained.”

I couldn’t believe how packed the theater was. While standing in line for snacks I overheard several patrons saying how going to the movies on Christmas Day is a yearly tradition. I suppose for some it’s a great way to pass the day and let’s not forget not everyone celebrates the Yuletide. As I inched closer to the front of the line I thought to myself, ‘never did I imagine I would be spending the most holiest day of the year at the movies,’ yet there I was ordering a jumbo popcorn, 2 Cokes and nachos for sister. The movie was labelled as a spaghetti western so I wasn’t really sure what to expect and truth to be told I was only interested in Mr. DiCaprio but in a word the movie was A-W-E-S-O-M-E!! Definitely entertaining, a lot of bloodshed and several comedic moments. Christoph Waltz really steals the movie with his clever one liners. It’s no wonder he won The Golden Globe this past week for best supporting actor.

December 25th 10pm
I was checking my carry on bag to make sure my essentials were packed: passport, travelers cheque, a few favorite jewelery pieces, my lipstick and compact. The TV was on and sister was watching the news when the weather segment came on. According to the report a mega storm was on its way. 20-30cm of snow accompanied by high winds. My initial reaction was a snort followed by a chuckle only because the meteorologists have a tendency to exaggerate. 20-30cm I figured really meant 2-3cm of snow. I looked out the window and saw how everything was so calm and quiet and the lawn was still green.

December 26th {Boxing Day} 2am
I was laying in bed but not sleeping (because as most of you are aware I don’t sleep well) and listening to Armin Van Burrin’s “State of Trance.” I got out of bed and looked out the window. If I remember correctly the exact words I mumbled were, “Holy Hell Mother Nature.”

To Be Continued.

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This past week designers in Europe have been presenting their menswear line for Autumn/Winter 2013. All I can say is there have been some very outlandish and just plain odd outfits that were seen on the runway. I’m not sure what’s going on in the minds of designers these days. Take a look at the pics below and you'll see what I mean: