A Beginning With Pez
Hello
I am amanwithahat. Or just Jim. Whichever you prefer.
By way of introduction, these are some things you should know:
1. I have eaten seven (7) packets of Pez today from my Batman Pez dispenser.
This is Bats. He protects the Pez.
Oh no Bats! Two-Face wants the Pez!! (also pictured: Joker thongs – could the Clown Prince of Crime be lurking nearby?)
(Not pictured, Batman’s expert martial arts skills/Two-face’s duality-based existential crisis/loss of limb)
The hero Lemon Pez deserves.
2. I do not have a wardrobe covered in travel pictures. My wardrobe is covered in dust and tacky hats.
3. I am the male. I will do the manly things on the trip, chop the wood and wear the beard.
4. I’m originally from merry ol’ England. I came to Australia when I was three years old. By myself. Had nothing but the clothes on my back and the guitar slung ostentatiously and troubadourianously over my shoulder. And I had callused hands that had seen things man, things you couldn’t even imagine. In fact, a three year old me was the one who screams “I’ve got blisters on mah fingers!” at the end of Helter Skelter. Also I had a beard back then as well.
5. I (and my fellow Suitcasians) have lived in Brisbane for a fair while now. I want to see something else. I’ve seen Malouf’s Brisbane. I want to see Wilco and Vonnegut’s America through Mickey Mouse’s magical looking glass.
I want to re-experience my homeland and the rest of the Isles with Amis and Joyce looking over my shoulder to a soundtrack of Pete Townsend’s undeniable electric guitar.
I want to take in the serenity and mystery of Ishiguro’s Japan from high atop the insanity of Takeshi’s Castle.
And I want to explore and learn and enjoy the marvellous company and take the readers of this blog along with us.
But all that is a year away, and we’ve got lots and lots of planning to do before then.
amanwithahat.
