WHAT’S UP MY BROS?!?!?!
Did you miss me? Sorry for not chiming in lately. Just got back from a 10-day vacation in Canada. A few days in the Okanagan wine region and about a week in Vancouver. As your resident libertarian teacher, let me show you how I graded my experience.
Scenery: (9/10) Not sure how you can hate on the mountain/lake/ocean/vineyard combo in BC. Stunning views on the drive from Kelowna up and down the lake, and the Vancouver landscape is tremendous as well. Went to Grouse and caught the peak perspective, which was killer.
Other Scenery: (6/10) Mainly white and Asian. Decent-looking white women and a shitload of decent-looking Asian women with those weird fake eyelashes. Hard pass. Nashville’s population puts BC to shame here.
Weed: (7.5/10) It’s legal and it’s pretty damn good. Nothing spectacular out of the multitude of strains we tried, but I can’t complain at all. I need our bullshit American government to legalize everything under the sun and let the people make their own decisions. Let me smoke my bud without some dumbass cop interfering. Hell, let Willy get his ketamine fix (legally) while he’s grilling those veggie burgers. Let
@cat_chaser and his neighborhood gang smoke their meth and plot their coups without the fear of blue boys kicking down the garage door.
Wine: (6/10) The Okanagan region probably needs 20-40 more years to mature. Good climate and promising soil composition, and but iffy winemakers. Bought some good bottles that range from dry Riesling to Pinot to sparkling, but their best days are ahead of them. Wine shops were lacking as well, even in Vancouver.
Beer: (10/10) They had what I needed. Y’all know how I get down. Some decent craft brews too at the restaurants we hit up. Speaking of restaurants...
Food: (7/10) This is inflated a bit because of Vij’s and their incredible Indian food. Best meal of the trip, best Indian I’ve ever tasted. Honestly, some of the better dinners we got were by accident. A couple times we got too hammered at the Air BnB and assumed a few restaurants were *actually* open until 11 or 12 like their websites say. Went there and got disappointed, but ended up eating some fire Mediterranean and vegan shit instead. Late-night spots are scarce in Nashville, especially with variety that extends beyond pizza and Waffle House.
Transportation and Infrastructure: (9/10) We didn’t sit in a car the entire time we were in Vancouver. Sidewalks everywhere and a great subway system. Such a luxury in a city that size.
Records: (5/10) BC was no better than Nashville in the vinyl realm. Didn’t expect much and didn’t find much. Way too many new pressings and not enough used/original ones. Got a cool French library LP for $170 CAD though, which leads me to...
Cost: (7/10) The good ol’ AMERICAN DOLLAR has the upper hand in Canada, and it’s been that way for a while now. Great place to visit if you want to spend a little money.
All in all, it was a cool trip...but I’m glad to be back in the states. The first thing that caught my attention upon going out in Nashville today though?
We are fat as hell.
I’m hoping it’s just a southern thing.
In any case...time for me to research American politics from the past week and a half. Should be fun.
I’m a libertarian, in case you forgot.