the house is full of love
...now that Charles is gone. He's spending the week celebrating Darren and Emilie's love over in Belgium, a country about which I know disappointingly few hilarious stereotypes. The happy couple is getting married in a castle, and apparently Charles has been drafted into the ceremony. I believe he'll be operating the portcullis.
His departure has left the house with too few people and too many options: I can't decide what to make filthy first. Last night's unexpected bout of burrito-making caprice left some promising food spills around the kitchen, but I ultimately decided that was an unambitious way to begin and cleaned them up. For now I've settled for leaving a pile of sweaty gym clothes on the couch — but this is merely the foundation for the work to come.
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"a country about which I know disappointingly few hilarious stereotypes..."
Mayo on french-fries.
True, true. There's always the one-world-government/black-helicopter line of jokes, too, given the various organizations headquartered in Brussels. Still, it's weak stuff.
I was somewhat recently in the presence of a few Brits who spent a solid amount of time bemoaning the general awfulness of Belgium. They never went into specifics unfortunately, but it was something along the lines of how it's a useless country, and at one point they suggested that "What's the Matter with Belgium? Everything!" would be an excellent title for a magazine article that needs to be written. I confess I was unaware of the Belgium-hating vein in popular European sentiment.
Belgium: The Delaware of Europe.
X is the Y of Europe is the best game evar.
"Switzerland: the Texas of Europe."
Ooo! Ooo! I have one.
"Spain: the Florida of Europe."
Too mean?
MUCH too mean. C'mon, only America could wreak Florida.
Iceland: the Alaska of Europe? Or is it Hawaii?
Extra points are awarded, I think, for the semi-obscure ones.
Austria: the Idaho of Europe.
I think I've got one...
Turkey: the Puerto Rico of Europe
Poland is the Ohio of Europe.
Oh yeah, I totally forgot about Ohio.
This game could probably be played with cities, too.
Göttingen, the Boston of Germany?
You can do whatever for this week, but the damn house better be clean when I come home or there will be hell to pay.
Geneva is the Chicago of Europe.