Monday, June 8, 2009

Leaving for South Africa: Tired and crazy in the ATL

So a bunch of us took the same flights and left at 10:50PM from SFO. We tried to sleep during the 4 1/2 hour flight to Atlanta but when we go there we were dead tired because it was still 3:30AM PST. We were so tired that we were hanging out by this dinosaur bone exhibit and we were really amused by the fact that it was called a "Yangchuanasaurus".

So a Yangchuanasaurus is a hybrid name because it was discovered in China. Trust me, this is an amazingly funny at 4:30AM PST so we resorted to posing like we were a predatory type of dinosaur. According to wikipedia...it is somewhat similar to an Allosaurus. So we have evidence of ourselves being silly...and we also created some new amazing retorts like:

"You're such a Yangchuanasaurus."
"Stop being such a Yangchuanasaurus."

BURN.

So I blame my teammate Karen who decided to buy us all a huge cup of sweet tea so we could experience the ATL. It is pretty sweet and not bitter on the palate. It must have been the sugar...

But we clearly didn't learn our lesson as we decided to visit the Coke museum. We walk around the museum, dropping in and out of consciousness at random intervals. There was a huge, fluffy Coke polar bear walking around that started looking extremely comfortable whenever my eyelids started drooping. We took quick naps in the flat, cushy seats of the Coke theater. We partook of the sugary goodness (and crashes) of the 64 different Coke products from different countries. A couple impressions:

Beverly. Sold in Italy, it initially starts out ok on the palate like habanero peppers. Like habaneros, after 2 seconds it will burst into full bloom on your palate. Unlike habaneros, it will burst into the taste of grapefruit rind. Everyone consistently tasted this one and broke out into blehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

African drinks. With the exception of Sunfill...these drinks were extremely IN YOUR FACE. Strong and sweet. Kiwi and Mango flavored Bibo from South Africa is a textbook case.

Favorites: Kinley's Bitter Lemon from England. White Peach Nestea from France.

After filling up on drinks from different continents, we made our way back to the airport to pass out on the plane.

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