domingo, 31 de julio de 2011

Apocalypse: The Debt Ceiling Now!


(1, Keri Windsor , 2, from NY Times)

1st Album listened to in the new flat;


Stars Die (1991 - 1997) disc 1 - Porcupine tree


I hung out at J&J's with Paul (he's interested in singing and playing guitar in "the new band." I like the name Llueve de Rana (Frog Rain.) i just like the ring of it.


i am so tired. It's like i moved house today or something. The move went well. I was all ready for the movers when they got there. And I had time to get the room spankin' clean. I was prepared to come back later if i hadn't had the time.


Moving had become second nature to me. Yo soy una Tortuga! (I am a turtle!)


DOMINGO


i woke up in the middle of the night and thought "you're at home, in bed." Then i opened my eyes and said "where the hell am i?" Then it kicked in. Yet another moving day.


Other than unpacking, there's nothing i really have to do. It seems like months and months and months since i've been in this situation. It really is the beginning of summer for me. I miss you all but i needed to do the fiscally responsible thing this year. Also, it's been 4 years since i've worked for a whole year.


Ice cold lemonade on a hot summer's morning is the best. Citrus. Vegetables. Cold food. It's all i really crave when it's so hot.


Music;


Magica - Dio

Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan

The Who SIngs My Generation - The Who

Yes - Yes

Wolfmother - Wolfmother



So now Wall Street has written a letter to Obama and Congress, pleading for them to reach an agreement. Banks have warned of the dire consequences of a default. Allstate e-mailed 45,000 employees asking them to contact their local members of Congress and demand a deal.


Down with the Republican Party! I'd be fine with a Queen as well as a King. Queen Oprah? President Susan Sarandon? Keri Windsor? She was a porn star who now owns Allure Entertainment, California's top strippers/bachelor party company. Now there's a woman who understand business. Oh, and she's hot, so she might swing some of the GOP vote as well as i have read that Sarah Palin was largely picked in 2008 for her looks. Obviously it was not for her intellect or politically savvy. Or even better, maybe my sister. She is honest and hard working, even if she does lean a little more to the right than i do. And what a way to spit in Michelle Bachmann's eye!


Speaking of which, i'd like to introduce a new segment here;


BTO: Backmann (Voter) Turnout Override


July 30 - Smart Girls Back Backmann


Okay, that sentence makes no sense. But this from The Daily Beast blog, by Eleanor Clift;


Billing it as the first ever women’s presidential straw poll, nearly 300 conservative women activists cast their ballots in Louisville this weekend at the third annual Smart Girl Summit to give their favorite presidential candidates a boost.


Michele Bachmann came in first—no shock there—but it wasn’t the complete blowout many expected from an audience of conservative women. Entrepreneur and inspirational speaker Herman Cain finished a close second, underscoring that the women are looking for conservative grassroots leadership regardless of gender.


May the gods help us all! Louisville, bastion of democracy and an intellectual hub! Seriously?


But there's more;


What the Smart Girl Summit lacked in star power, it more than made up for in sisterly zeal and a host of state and local elected officials, mostly women, who spoke from the stage about battling for conservative values in a hostile political arena.


Which means that other than the keynote speaker, there was no one there worth mentioning! In other important news; Kevin, Pat and i have decided that Bill Clinton is now eligible for a third term. Bring back Bill!


PS. I am never coming back to live in the US.


sábado, 30 de julio de 2011

Last Patrol

okay... last post from this place. It's been nice but i am ready to go.

All packed - room clean. Got the many drum pieces. I'm on the coach surrounded by all my shit, listening to
the Scarlet Wheel by Stick Men.

As soon as i get moved in, Summer begins. Most of my friends are like, "I can't believe you have ten hours a week teaching in August. That's incredible." Indeed i am fortunate. I teach therefore i am. And only ten hours a week is a vacation. Then i move into Carrie's to take care of Lolo next Friday.

Woo hoo! Six o'clock and time to go clubbing! Baby seals, here i come!

-Bender, Futurama

viernes, 29 de julio de 2011

Ticking.. into.. Tomorrow

i can see my lifetime piling up
-Talking Heads

Okay - it's 21:52

i have just set 5:04:29 hours of music on my computer. That should be enough between tonight and manana to sort things out.

How long have i lived here? In Madrid? 4+ years? How is that possible? Living here is like breathing. Seems like i've always done it. I love you all. Miss you all. But how did this place become home?

Email me if you figure it out.

- - -

I woke up this morning and went to get paid. Then ate lunch. Gazpacho and an Argentian mixed grill. Awesome! Then class. The J&J's for an hour of happiness. And now... the big good-bye.

You know, blog readership goes up 18.2 % when i move. Which is the real reason why i move so much. We're closing in on 6,000 page views in less than the past 2 years people! Good for us. And thank you. All of you. I still can't believe all of you still read this rag. It's quite exemplary. Seriously. Sometimes i bore myself. Often actually.

22:39

No. Fuck that. I'm entertaining as hell. I'm laughing at me right now. I'm enamored with myself. Just a little winded from all the moving and moving things.

When i came in at 9:48, Danny's keys were in the door. I called his name and walked into his room. He was on the terrace, wasted as a lemur. He slurred some thanks to me as i gave him his keys. "No pasa nada," i said (no problem).

I talked with a friend, Ian, and he is a bassist/guitarist who is into prog rock. I had Goran play The Cinema Show by Genesis ('73 with Gabriel.) He lost his mind and said, "They sound just like Marillion!"

"Vice-versa, my son," i said.

And, he reply to a question posed just 11:04 minutes beforehand he said, "Hell yes! Let's start a band!"

And then plans were being made.


Lay it on the line
-Triumph

Then his girlfriend rings the bell. I still don't fucking know her name. I buzz her in like 3 times but she kept buzzing. 10 minutes later, when she finally emerged from the elevator, she said "Where's Danny?"

I said, "I saw him just ten minutes ago. Maybe he's asleep."

"Maybe he is Skyping," she said and walked past me to his bedroom.

"Or maybe he's ossified," i said to no one. I hadn't blown the whistle on him, but he was busted as soon as she saw him. I've been cleaning and blaring old Rainbow with Dio. So if things got heated, i don't hear shit.

The times are few and far between, but there are times when only one ear is an advantage.

We're just waiting for the hammer to fall
-Queen

If nothing, life is a contact sport.

I have always believed that. I'll always believe that. It gets a bit extracting at times, but if you know how to play, and you have a bit of luck, it can be a lot of fun.

Bless us every one!

23:00

Continue packing i must.

23:12

A representative for Michelle Bachman, he said his name was Sly Mi Wiener ( or at least that's what i heard..., maybe he's Chinese/German/American - i don't know!) and he asked me to delete my last blog entry.

I told him the following; "Go to hell."

"Ms. Bachman is willing to offer a large cash settlement."

"Tell ya what, Sly Mi, i'll delete the blog, permanent like, ya just gotta do one thing..."

"Go on."

"Michelle has to wipe my sister's ass, outside the new arena in Newark, with her last failed attempt at disenfranchising gay people in the good state of Minnesota."

"Are you a terrorist, sir?"

"No i'm not, you whorebag. Sir?!! Sir??!!! And only whores call me sir, just cuz i like it. Your mama's a terrorist. I'm a voter. So just tell Her Pray Yourself Not Gayness that until she wipes my sister's ass in Newark (i know, it sounds redundant, but i'm not trying to be funny here), that the post will never come down, unlike her husband's boner, if it ever existed."

"i'll give her the message, sir."

"Thanks Jeeves. Tell her she's got till 00:00 manana. After that i'm going to blog all over her."

"Assuredly sir, assuredly."



And on and on....

But this is Grand Funk Railroad!. No one knows the band Grand Funk? The wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong rattling bass of Mel Shocker? The competent drum work of Don Brewer?

-Homer Simpson


21:38


and the meek shall inherit jack shit

-Traditional



Packing and Vitriol


I'm getting closer to my home

-Grand Funk Railroad


Music to Vacate by;


Live at Rockplast - Porcupine Tree

30 Years of Funk - Grand Funk Railroad

Live from Earth - Pat Benatar

They Can't All be Zingers - Primus


Okay. I have a flat! Hooray for fucking me! Just the other side of Calle Alcala, the main drag. Sorin will bring his guys and i'll move on Sabado at 13:00. 4 hours today of teaching. 3 manana. 1 on viernes.


I finished watching the first season of Game of Thrones. Awesome!


I have to work at 10:00 manana. Night!


VIERNES


Everything must go

-The Red Hot Chili Peppers


Memo to the Republicans and John Boehner: (he pronounces it Bayner, but just look at it. The guy's name is Boner, and he acts like one!) You assholes are playing chicken with both the US and the world economy, just to try and exact a pound of flesh from Obama and the Dems. If the US loses it's S&P AAA credit rating, we are boned (Boehned i say!) The Republican Party used to stand for small government and being fiscally conservative. Now they just blatantly stand for protecting the ultra-rich from higher taxes, even at the expense of healthcare for it's citizens. It's criminal. You are all an embarrassment. You know what? i'd rather have a fucking king then you fucking assholes. It's a pity there is no hell because you bastards deserve to be barbecued for 1,000 years. Memo to Michelle Bachman: If by some apocalyptic tragedy you become president, i will NEVER live in the USA while you are in power. PS. "Praying away the Gay" is the stupidest practice i ever heard. What are you, a fucking witch? How fucking dare you! My sister is gay and you know what? There's nothing wrong with her! She's a beautiful human being. You are not fit to wipe her ass, and if you ever had the honor, you could use your next proposed piece of anti-gay legislature.


Wow, i feel so much better. :)

miércoles, 27 de julio de 2011

A New Era


Taste the water from a stream of running death
Eat the apple and cough a dying breath
Give me the freedom to destroy
Give me a radioactive toy
-Porcupine Tree

The Seahawks signed Tavaris Jackson as their new QB, so the Hasslebeck era is over. He is tied for wins with Dave Krieg. It was the right move. Hass needs a good offensive line and can win with the right team. He was not a good fit for the rebuilding Hawks. It'll be interesting to see where he lands.

And a new era for me. Okay! I decided on a flat. There were very slim pickings. Rooms a bit smaller but nice. And the price is right! Shower, go give Sara the deposit, shop, cook lunch and then 4 hours of class. The good news is that i am pretty well packed and Maria, Carolyn and Cara have all offered to help me pack if i need any help. I may take one of them up on it. It's in this same neighborhood where i've lived for past two years (and once back in '07 -'08 too).

Lookout Mama cuz i'm comin' home tonight
-Neil Young

martes, 26 de julio de 2011

ending, beginning, or just spinning?


I'm feeling particularly apocalyptic today. The sun is shining. Not sure where to live. Classes start or cancel. It's not bad. It's just uncertain. I need my stress levels to drop. Seriously. Soon. Any day now.

La Profesora is fine. Same as ever; too much drama and bad health because she needs to eat a steak and gain some kilos in the worst way. She wants to start a business together, English for kids with a website. I'm interested because it could be my ticket to 'Legalize me.' I already have lots of business so any start up costs would be hers. She just took a three month course on web design and needs help creating characters to help the kids learn, so that's play to my strengths. And i just generally want to help here out of the muck and mire that has been here life the past two years. She also has been unemployed all this time. She's said this before but this time i think she's truly serious. We'll see. She needs some sense of purpose to pull her out of her deep depression. Axing her boyfriend and throwing him in the Manzanares would be a good start. But i've explained to her that i don't do that any more. That's why i left Jersey over ten years ago.

So that's the status. While i may be losing my mind, i'm not really sure i give a fuck.

"Soon my precious...., soons."
-Gollum, Lord of the Rings

lunes, 25 de julio de 2011

Time Machine

16:52

We have all been here before
We have all been here before
-CSNY


music to Hit the Road, ... Bye!

The Red Album, Closer to Home - Grand Funk Railroad
Thunder Seven - Triumph
Axis Outtakes I - jimi Hendrix


Cleaned under my bed, got the cymbals out from under there, more laundry. Sorting. Swept. Packed the summer clothes i won't wear in the next week.

Today was a holiday so just 1 class at 19:00. It's in a bar so it'll be quite chill. And Monica is a fun student. Then i'm meeting La Profesora for the 1st time in over three months. And that's a long story...., one i haven't even heard yet myself. So when i have the scoop i'll fill you in. I certainly get the feeling it has not been a very good time for her at all.
.
Off to eat a chicken, teach, and meet La Profesora
See you at Round 2

domingo, 24 de julio de 2011

manana

lunes 2:08

I finished Fall of Giants by Ken Follet this morning. It's the first book in his Century Trilogy. This one focused on WWI (1911 - 1923.) It was fantastic. I read the 950 page monster in two weeks (lots of time reading on the Metro.) If you like historical fictions and a weaving twist and turn plot, you'll dig it.

I cleaned and cleaned. And packed and packed. Throw some laundry in there too. Back to the flat hunt manana. 72F degrees. Beautiful. Last night we had a few canas in a square outside and it was almost cold. We saw Fernando form the band and his girlfriend, Virginia, too. Good times.

Sara, you're the poet in my heart
Never change, never stop
And now it's gone
It doesn't matter what for
When you build your house
I'll come by
-Fleetwood Mac


Yet Another Move


Movin' on
tomorrow is another day
-Triumph

Cleaning. Still looking for flats but manana is a holiday (Santiago, St. James). So i only got to see one flat. It may work. The price is right. But i may have to keep a suitcase of non-seasonal clothes by Maria cuz of the drums.

Pete, the guitarist from From Lost to the River is back in Madrid and working a camp in the north. He called on Friday and we met for a few beers. He stayed here for the weekend. It was great to see him. When you're in a band together 2 years, you get to know a person pretty well.

Started packing and cleaning my room. I am burned out. It will be summer vacay (kind of) once i move out of here.

The finish is in sight. Just a bit farther.....

sábado, 23 de julio de 2011

The Wine House is Closed

They tried send me back to rehab
i said "No, no, no...."


About 14 minutes ago the BBC reported that Amy Winehouse was found dead in her apartment. She was 27. A few weeks ago she was so wasted at a concert in Eastern Europe that she could hardly sing and only sang parts of her songs. It's not as if we all couldn't see this coming. I said to Susana just last week that i knew this was coming. Sad and tragic. Really. RIP you poor tortured soul.

I am still looking for a flat. I may have found one today that will work out. I hate looking for flats but at least i'm alive and older than 27.

lunes, 18 de julio de 2011

Watcher of Cats

LUNES

Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face, stars fill my dreams
I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been
To sit with elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom seen
They talk of days for which they sit and wait, all will be revealed
-Led Zeppelin

It's the 18th. I saw a flat tonite. It might work. Big room, ugly blue- i'd have to paint it. But the barrio is cool. 3 Metro stops from here. I walked home in maybe 30 minutes.

MIERCOLES

Well, i haven't found a flat yet. The adverts are all shit. "Oh we're looking for a chica."

"Well put that in the ad you fucking moron." Also ads with no pics. Frustrating.

Keep moving. Left foot, right foot.

But i am going to l cat sit at Carrie and Alberto's house from Aug 5th to the 15th. Teacher, writer, drummer, marketer, and now i can add Cat Sitter. What's the scary part, you ask? I actually have experience.

Happy Birthday to Susan, Tripp, James and the Martian! You are all dear to my heart. And Susan is not just my Wex (Wife-ex) but the Keeper of the Little People, namely Annie and Fripp. God bless us every one!

domingo, 17 de julio de 2011

Resistance is futile

19:04

Turn and face the strange cha- cha- changes
-David Bowie

Last night was the going away party for my dear friend Polly. She's going back home to France. She's young enough to be my daughter, so i call her Hija and she calls me Dad. Miss her i shall.

Still looking for flats. Saw one today, not interested. Too expensive and too small.


Okay, shower and then go see the US Women in the World Cup Final vs. Japan at an Irish Bar.

Listening to;
Rush - 2112, Hold Your Fire, A Farewell to Kings,
King Crimson - live in Asbury Park
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
Djam Karet - Reflections From The Firepool
Dire Straits - Dire Straits



Lunes

00:35

Bitches Brew! USA lost! The Japanese women were nail-bitingly resilient. So it goes.

Time to take my pants off and go to bed. Besos! thank you for playing.

viernes, 15 de julio de 2011

Perpetual Change


VIERNES 2:45


New idea for a story - The Old Man Who Eats the Sea. The EU is passing new fishing laws to avoid waste since the whole planet is fishing the seas dry. Bravo.


But i wish i was in CT with all of you guys, barbecuing Salmon, Swordfish and King's Crabs Legs. Ha. Mum and i eat a lot of bbq when i'm in town.


Next year. For sure.


Xmen - First Class was very good.


Listening to lots of Genesis this week. I guess it's always good for the soul.


Trespass

Nursery Cryme

Trick of the Tail

Live in Basil '72


Anyhoo. i miss you all. But i always feel in touch with all of you through this crazy blog thing. And the Internet. And SO many other ways,


And all this time that's passed me by

it hardly seems to matter now

not now

-Genesis


The Seester actually knows Nursery Cryme quite well, We used to sing Harold the Barrel. That's a cool sister,


And now to bed. Good night and may you dream of Unicorns made of white chocolate.


ps.


GO USA WOMEN"S SOCCER! Vs. Japan for the Cup on Sunday, like 20:45 my time.


And may all your summer nights be mercifully cool enough to sleep. Like tonight.


Up at the window

look at the window

_Genesis



15:10

And one peculiar point I see,
As one of many ones of me.
As truth is gathered, I rearrange,
Inside out, outside in, inside out, outside in,
Perpetual change.
-Yes

Looking for a flat. What a drag! Now maybe if i dressed in drag while i was looking.... Hey! that could be fun. Can i fit into Dani's girlfriend's clothes. There's only toms of them here. You know, i don't even fucking know her name. He told me once but i forgot. Oh, and i don't really give a damn either. No work today so i am in flat finding mode.

it's only 84F, praise Jah.

jueves, 14 de julio de 2011

coolness


It is finally cool! It was 55F when i left for work at 8:00 this morning. I had to wear a light jacket. Class today at 8:45, 13:00, drop off final grades for the Uni at 3:30 and now one more class at 20:00. Then just one class tomorrow or over the weekend and that's it. Summertime!

The judge in the Roger Clemens case declared a mistrial because the blockhead prosecutor showed 2 pieces of inadmissible evidence!

why is everybody so fucking stupid. Why can't they be more intelligent, like me
-Kim Jong Il, Team America; World Police


miércoles, 13 de julio de 2011

Verano


it's summertime
-The Flaming Lips

The University is done for the summer. I gave them back their test and then we went out for a beer. Then i joined the regulars at Bender Tuesday. It was a great day. No more hour long rides to Moraleja until October.

Class at 15:30 and then at 19:00. Lots of cancellations this week, but that's summertime. And then i most start my flat search in earnest. I hate moving. I really do.

But that's life for you.

lunes, 11 de julio de 2011

Last Train To Moraleja

this train is my life
-Marillion

The computer is back up. It was the fucking adapter again. Luckily American Laura had a spare one from when her Mac died. It was weird to not have it. Do i really exist if i don't TEACH or BLOG????

But, i read three books last week in it's absence.

The Sicilian - Mario Puzo
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ - Phillip Pullman
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz

They were all good, the last two were amazing. Cannot recommend them highly enough.

Well, the Final for the MBA is done. They all did very well with grades between 77 and 91. It was a tough test; grammar, phrasal verbs, listening, talking and writing. So tomorrow at 18:30 i'll give them back their tests, we'll go over it and then out for a beer to celebrate their imminent graduation from the MBA program. Then i'll go to J&J's for Bender Tuesday, the mid-week event that has taken the city by storm. i'll teach about 16 hours or so this week, way lighter than normal. But that's summer for you. Summer officially starts for me tomorrow. It's the last time i'll wear pants to work until Sept. Oh Madrid You randy little vixen! You get to see my sexy legs o' lamb for six weeks!

AND Happy Belated Bday to Heather!


jueves, 7 de julio de 2011

GREASING THE WHEELS OF STAGGERING CHAOS


Well some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there
-Tom Petty

Sorry all. I have been Mac-less since Monday- it´s the power chord or the battery. i´ll bring it in manana. And of course, i had to do the MBA final this week and the locutorios on shitty computers where i couldn´t even back it up on a USB because their computers are older than Colin Tietjen. So i lost part of it and had to do it again. Frustrating. But i survived. I always survive and live to fight another day.

Kent Brockman: Now, Mr. Burns, you said you wanted an opening tirade.
Mr. Burns: Yes, thank you, Kent. Fifteen minutes from now, I will wreak a terrible vengeance on this city. No one will be spared. NO ONE!
Kent Brockman: [chuckles] A chilling portrait of things to come.

I am at the Uni now, waiting for the students to arrive at 18:30. Then we will do the 3.5 hour test. Then i will head to J&J´s for a few beers. Then home. Then off to the Mac shop manana. My only class manana is here at 18:30. Then the weekend. Then look for a new flat. Constant Chaos. Constant motion. At least i´m still pulling in 20+ hours a week. Not bad for July.

What else? The front door broke because the lock is a piece of shit. Dani called me exaspered. ¨Did you shut the door the normal way?¨

¨I may have slammed it closed with my culo (ass) cuz it´s the end of the semester and i´m feeling saucey, but otherwise, yes.¨ What the fuck does that question even mean?

Moron. It´s been funky for the 2 months i´ve lived there. Spanish people never fucking fix things, they are so lazy. And he didn´t even have to pay for it. It´s the landlord´s responsibility, not his. At least it gobbled up his time and not mine because i have had NO time to spare this week.

But July 12th, after my last class here at the Uni, marks the beginning of my summer. A more condensed schedule. Kinder gentler breezes blowing, i can only hope.

it´s good to be with you Samwise Gamgee, here at the end of all things
-Frodo to Sam, waiting for the lava to rise and kill them after the destruction of the One Ring, The Return of the King

domingo, 3 de julio de 2011

i choose the 4th

Retiro Park: You can see it if you come visit!

DOMINGO

broken skyline which way to love land
which way to something better
which way to forgiveness
which way do i go?
-Tom Petty

It's July 4th weekend. Justine and Mihaelia are coming over to BBQ and chill on the terazza. Brian left to teach at a camp for two months near Galicia. I saw Mihaelia at Barbaroi on Friday. Justine had taken her out because she was bummed. So i said; "4th of July BBQ on Sunday!" They are from Rumania and France so they have never celebrated the 4th of July. All the same, it's a shame. It's the greatest summer holiday ever.

Yesterday i bought a cooling pad from my PC which kept overheating. It happens a lot here in Madrid because it's just so fucking hot. It's working swimmingly, which is cool cuz i have to make the Final exam for the MBA class. Tuesday is a review and then Thurs. is the test. Friday we practice the Oral English exam for the Program final exam later in July. The on the 12th i give them their exams and that's it. The class is over!

time to move on time to get going
what lies ahead i have no way of knowing
but under my feet baby grass is growing
its time to move on its time to get going
-Tom Petty

Okay! Shower, buy food, work on exam, and then BBQ! I've got 444 songs, all by American artists, cued up on my trusty old iPod. From Adrian Belew to Tom Petty. From CCR to Pat Benatar. Johnny Cash to Miles Davis. Blue Oyster Cult to Pearl Jam. Allman Brothers to Van Halen.

Happy 4th of July Charlie Brown!

sábado, 2 de julio de 2011

tired tried fried


i've tired to behave.

Sorry... tried. Seriously- i did.

I really don't excel at it. So i chose my own path.

i don't wear pants in July and August. That's how i roll.

i will miss not seeing you all this summer. But these things happen. You are in my heart, always.

"Uumm,..you seek great Jedi warrior. Wars do not make one great."
-Yoda; The Empire Strikes Back



Enter July


3:23


Always crashing in the same car

-David Bowie


Mets 8-2. Clubbing the Tigers again!


I was just out on the terrace, It was freezing. It's 68F and the wind is blowing from the northeast. Aire frescito (cool air.) It was 99F today. It will be 99F again manana. Frigg a pig!


8-5. Capuano gave up a couple of bombs.


But it's 68F so everything is alright. Alright i say.



Listening to;


Live in Zurich 1980 - Led Zeppelin

Low - David Bowie

Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards - Joe Satriani

Live at Leeds (disc 1) - The Who

Anesthetize - Porcupine Tree

Katy Lied - Steely Dan


8-6. Yikes. 3 long balls por Los Tigres.


14-8. Murphy has 4 RBI. The Mets have scored 50 runs in the last 4 games. What the what? And the Mets are doing it on the road against AL teams, widely considered the better league.


It is windy. We're on the 5th floor. The winds are about 8 mph.


Bedtime. Night People.


VIERNES 00:34


Whew! Long but good day. Hot! I almost dozed off in the booth where i ate. It was crispy cold AC. But then i has a cafe con leche and i was off to teach 2 more at 8. All three classes are very enjoyable. I have the intermediate folks for the last time tomorrow. I may have them again come fall. That would be nice.


Head spinning. Exhausted i suppose. I drank so much water today, the sun and heat take a lot out of you. Everyone you see on the street has a sheen to them. Shiny. It's just sweat. And in my case sunscreen. Me so sexy. Me love you long time.


The Mets lost. They had to lose sometime. Bring on the Yankees!



SABADO


Fucking Yankees. Mets lost 5-1. It never ends. At least it's the weekend. Happy 4th of July weekend!