August 27, 2005
I Was a Fat Kid
Dan and Steff were talking about restricting fatning food in the school system add I felt like I have something to say:
To hear the clip, simply click on I Was a Fat Kid
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August 25, 2005
Inspiration
I took a literature class last year. It was called American Literature Since the 1890’s. Before I started, I dreaded taking this class because I knew that I’d be a crazy load of reading and writing, and so it was but I loved it. The main reason being the instructor – Professor Laurel Kornhizer – she is the most incredible person I’ve met. Laurel illuminates extraordinary strength of human character. She is sharp, in every sense of the word, very professional, amazing teacher, she is also very intelligent and erudite. She enlightened me on so many things – in this one class, my eyes were opened to a different point of view towards literature, writing, the significance of poetry and poets in society. She also unveiled the debts of the racial issue in the US and the current outcome of it. Laurel made us think about so many more things than just literature; she is a beacon in the dark tunnel of superficiality of the day to day life. She is my inspiration towards a more sophisticated life fulfilled with art and humanity.
One would probably wander why, all of a sudden, I’m writing about Laurel? Because, after 7 or 8 months of trying, I finally met with her. It was a brief meting but it was a charge. We met only for an hour at the bookstore on 132, but it was enough to make me go back to writing. I’m working on a short novel, which I keep on picking up and dropping off. I decided to finish it in the next few weeks, which means that I’m not going to be writing in my blog for a while. I promise to post the novel when it’s done though.
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August 24, 2005
Happy Birthday
This past Monday, the 22nd, was Joan's Birthday, and her sister came to visit us from Virginia. They were making plans to go see a drag show in Ptown on Saturday and I said I'd join them. It always so happens that Joan's Birthdays are somewhat uneventful, so this year I decided to do something about that. She knew that couple of other people might join us for the show but didn't expect 9 people for dinner party. We got a table at Bubalas in Ptown and everyone had a little gift for her. It turned out really nice and she was very, very happy. We actually never made it to the drag show but we had a blast just hanging out.
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August 19, 2005
Easter Sweet Bread
I had just called Steff at the radio to ask her something, while chewing on a bowl of cereal - mouth full, milk dripping down my chin - and the last thing I expected was for her to put me on the air with the butt-crack sweat explanation. But my favorite part is the jelly-belly, jelly beans Easter chocolate bunny.
To hear the clip, simply click on Easter Sweet Bread.
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August 18, 2005
School
I’m starting to stress over school before it has even started. I’ll be taking 4 classes this semester:
Monday 6:30 – 10:00pm Management Science
Tuesday 6:30 – 10:00pm Business Finance
Wednesday 6:30 – 10:00pm Ethical Responsibility
Saturday 1:00 – 4:30pm Cost Accounting
The good news is that starting September 1 I’m going to be working in Hyannis. This way I’m gonna be 5 min from home, across the street from the gym, and 10 min from school.
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August 11, 2005
The Stars Have Shifted for Me
I was trying to keep it together, but everything kept falling apart...
First the DVD player broke, then my laptop, and 2 days ago the stirring wheel of my car started vibrating. A nightmare! I started panicking, but the stars shifted and yesterday I opened and fixed the DVD player, then I found out that, one bolt on each front tire of my car is loos, and tightened them, which fixed the vibration - how scary is that? - and finally, 2 weeks later, I got a quote on my lap top, which will be fixed, too, next week. All I have to say is "Thank you god, for watching out for me!"
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August 10, 2005
NYC trip
We had a blast in NYC. Joan and I took the train down on Friday morning and arrived in the city around 4pm. Taking the train was OK; unless you are insanely rich, and can afford flying straight from Hyannis to NYC, I thing driving is the best way to transport oneself on destination Hyannis-Manhattan. The good thing about the train is that it gets straight into the city, but it's wicked expensive, especially with the $30 for parking it comes close to flying. Joan and I enjoyed it however. We met the family at the hotel - Debby (Joan's sister), Bob (Brother in-law), Ellissa (niece) and Ron (best friend) - for hugs, kisses and catch up, afterwards they went on tourist trip with a bus and I went to meet my NY friends - Peter and Ricardo.
Dinner was amazing, we met at "the Dish" (favourite restaurant in Chelsea). We end up being a big group of 8 people and later another 5 joined us. Ricardo was in charged with mixing people around so that we didn't bulk up in a way that people that know each other on one end of the table, which made it a lot more fun. I got to meet Sandra, Ricardo's sister, and we clicked right away, as predicted by him and Peter. After dinner few of us went to "G" (favourite bar) and after that I headed to "Krush" (a club) to meet up with Mark and Gary. Krush was awesome, we hung out and danced till 5:30 am.
Next day was rough getting up at 9am. It was an incredible shopping day, at the Village, with the family. Ellissa had a friend of hers for the trip and the girls "went to town" shopping. I bought me a long wanted pair of black Levi's pants. We rested after the "shop-till-you-drop" and had dinner across the street from the theatre.Seeing "The Phantom of the Opera" was the sole purpose of our visit. The show was totally worth it. I didn't expect to like it as much as i did. I loved everything about it - the music, the story, the acting but most of all the decors and the staging. It was Ellissa's birthday so after the play we had back to the hotel for cake. She turned 14.
During the day I got a call from Jose, who was supposed to be in Fire Island for the weekend but was actually home. That's how I ended up in "The Roxy" on Saturday night at 1am till 5:00 again. Hungover but happy we took the train home on Sunday.
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August 03, 2005
Bad News
The screan on my laptop died over the weekend, and my hands are tied now. I've heard people saing, when something happens to their compuer, that their whole life is on their PC - and now I understand.
The bad news is that i just paid my fall semester's tuition ($4500) and i don't know how i'm gonna buy a laptop too. I actually dropped it off at Michel's shop, on monday, but I haven't heard anything yet. Hopefuly it's fixable.
Anyway, this weekend Joan and I are going to NYC to se The Phantome of the Opera, so I'm gonna be away for a few days.
If anybody knows laptops, please let me know what's a good buy. Beccam sugested DELL and that is what I'm going to look into, but I don't know what characteristics to look for, so any halp is wellcomed.
P.S.: I'm going to be writing less aparentlly.
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