Totally forgot about the Barbaras!!

Totally forgot about the Barbara's

So the Barbaras. Last entry I entitled Seattle: ... Barbaras. But then I, like the ding dong I am, spoke about everything but the Barbaras. No, Barbara is not a reference to Barbie or a bunch of friends we made while in Seattle. 

Barbara is in reference to the Spanish word barba. Those of you who know me  well and rrrspeak Spanish are probably laughing your asses off. I know. It's shameful. But it's rude to talk about people when they're within earshot. So if they don't know what you're saying I think that you are safe. 

Barba is the Spanish word for beard. Yes, now it all makes sense right? If you don't know me then this entry will really make no sense for you. The west coast is full of things that I love: coffee stands, good beer, and bearded, Chaco wearing, carhartt sporting dudes. It's pretty fantastic. I can't explain what it is with me and beards, but I can tell you that I've never dated a dude who didn't have a beard. If you're out and I have no idea who you are, I am legitimately 20 times more likely to be attracted to you if you have some sort of scruff. 

So as we were walking through Seattle, I was mentioning all of the good beards and cute bearded guys. And because Jessica and lyn know me well and know my love for a good beard, they kept pointing them out (and fairly loudly might I add) as we walked by. I don't remember quite what prompted it, but at some point we decided we need to be more discreet .... Hence the Barbaras.  

It began as barba, but that was obviously code plus my non-Spanish speaking friends had trouble with this simple Spanish word. So it became barbara. Then the barrette was created as well. The lady friend of the noted Barbara was originally dubbed the Barbara-ett which in turn morphed into a barrette. So during my west coast travels, we have been on the lookout for Barbaras without barrettes. I may even start a new blog entitled Barbaras sans barrettes. Would it be weird of me to walk around asking single bearded guys to let me take their picture for my site? But just of the beard. We have to respect one's privacy.