The Brit and I had a weekend getaway this past weekend. In celebration of the fact that this was the first time we’d both be in the same place for two consecutive weekend days since we were in Japan together, we decided to head down the coast four hours to the town of San Simeon. It’s a small coastal town just north of Cambria (which is, incidentally, a waaaay cuter coastal town), just west of Paso Robles (where there is wine tasting that rivals that of Napa & Sonoma), and just minutes away from Hearst Castle (where I’d never been). Yep. We had BIG plans. Plans involving sleeping for shameful amounts of time and then hanging around in bed until we absolutely had to go out (probably when one of us got hungry). With the exception of one to two hours which we’d planned to relegate to eating and wine tasting, the goal was basically to see how much we could accomplish in our underwear. (And if wine tasting were an experience that could be delivered via room service, I daresay we’d have ordered it. That’s how serious we were about this goal.)
We set out for the four-hour drive a bit later than planned on Friday evening. And nearly the entire drive down, The Brit tortured me with his “most frequently played” list on his Ipod (for which his car “conveniently” has a plug-in). Now, if you know this much about The Brit, then you know what I mean by torture.
What actually transpired is still a bit hazy, but I believe that after about two solid hours of movie score after movie soundtrack (most of which was John Williams’ ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones…) I finally had a grand mal seizure and then remained in a dazed post-ictal state for the rest of the trip down. When we finally got to the hotel in San Simeon, it was almost midnight and some good, solid sleep (sans Ipod) was much needed.
We hit the sack and a few brief, blissfully silent moments later, our next-door neighbors turned on their TV (to a volume of 11 on a scale of 10) and then proceeded to go at it like a couple of sweaty baboons in heat…
“Grunt!! Grunt!! GRUNNNNNNNT!!!!!!!!!” he’d grunt.
“Shriek!! Shriek!! SHRIEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!!!!!!!!!” she’d shriek.
“Blare!! Blare!! BLAAAAAAAAAAAARE!!!!!!!” the TV would blare.
“GRUNT!”
“SHRIEK!!”
“BLARE!!!”
“GRUNT!!!!”
“SHRIEEEEEEEEK!!!!! Shriek! Shrie—”
“BLARE!!!!!”
“Grunt!!!! GODDAMMIT, GRUUUUUUUNNNNNNNTTT!!”
“Shriek!!!! OHMYGOD, SHRIEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!!!”
“BLAAAAAAAAAAAARE!!!!!”
This went on. And on. And on. But it only took a few minutes of listening to this pornographic symphony to put my finger on exactly what we were listening to. I was sure of it.
“Hey, Brit, isn’t that The Last of the Mohicans they’re watching?”
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4 comments:
Shit! You mean that blaring the TV doesn't muffle the sound?
Hehe, I'm not even sad for you. Just amused.
....actually, I think it was Braveheart, rather than Last of the Mohicans....although the additional sound effects did confuse things a little ;)
mr. poopie - Not if you're humping like a baboon in heat, it doesn't!! In the future, when you bring a casserole over to a new neighbor, include a complimentary pair of ear plugs. Just as a courtesy.
jay - Damn!! I was hoping for a little pity! I wouldn't wish a coupla horny bare-arsed baboons on even my worst enemy! Whimper...
the brit - Ah! My beloved! Right you are! I'm always getting my Scottish mixed up with my Mohicans!
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