I’ve been watching a lot of Mad Men this past week, and I’d heard they smoked and drank a lot in the show, but nothing could have prepared me for just how much.
Before I moved out to Los Angeles back in ’03, I used to come out here and visit a couple times a year.. during christmas break and I think in summer a few times, visit the fam’ and ol’ college pals. On one of these trips, Sethly Seth Manly Man (seen here on the first single by “The Lads”)said to me “Eeeeeh, you know palm trees aren’t native to Los Angeles, but there isn’t a single place you can stand without seeing one” (I’m paraphrasing)..
Well, Mad Men is very similar, there isn’t a scene where someone isn’t drinking or smoking or both. It makes me feel hungover just watching it. And they start drinking like first thing in the morning at the office, and don’t stop until bed.
I’ve got my days off to go camping in Catalina, I’m not as excited as I was yesterday. Then there is the Spain trip maybe, which just a couple months ago I was so gung ho about, instead I kind of want to go do a midwest tour, chicago to des moines, go see the family and friends, find out if my grandfather has been buried yet… now I just want to sit in a rocking chair and whittle by the pond whilst the sun sets and fireflies come out.. there is a pull in me somewhere..
I should probably stop listening to Red House Painter’s “Blindfold” right now as that doesn’t help.
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