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Observation #6012

It smells like tater tots in here today.
Follow up half-conscious thought: I wish I had Social Studies this afternoon.

15May2008 | Jillian | 0 comments | Continued
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When I Was Red

On or about Summer 1999 I was a Communist for a long time. To get a sense of what constituted a serious commitment of passionate activity, imagine a pie chart of my life at this age with 33% dedicated to reading; 33% dedicated to drinking; 33% dedicated to pondering/wandering/moping and 1% dedicated to considering […]

1May2008 | Jillian | 5 comments | Continued
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Welcome to the Gringo House

Sometimes I feel a bit as if we are on display in our office. We’re not in here flinging poop and pleasuring ourselves; we’re just working. Sitting at our workstation, Malcolm at his big boy table and me at my trundle desk, we type, we grimace, we laugh ,we head-scratch, we wait under headphones and […]

25Apr2008 | Jillian | 2 comments | Continued
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Baryshnikov’s Sister

When you were a kid there were probably many occasions when you were tasked to draw your dream house. I distinctly remember being in a sunny CCD classroom overlooking the lawn with the St Mary statue and sketching an ideal dwelling of grand proportion. I still don’t understand the relationship between Jesus and having a […]

24Apr2008 | Jillian | 0 comments | Continued
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“Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young”

Ah, 1996. It was the year of Renton’s monologue from Trainspotting, Sublime’s 40 oz to Freedom and Prozac Nation. I was a freshman in Boston trying to figure out who to love, what to study and how often to wash my Carhartt pants. My roommate and I shared a love of classic rock, Gilgamesh, Diet […]

10Mar2008 | Jillian | 2 comments | Continued
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How much is that doggie in the garbage? It’s free!

In Mexico dogs live and die by their wits in the streets and hump the heaven out each other every chance they get. And since this is a Catholic country and dogs typically don’t own calendars the birth rate is crazy high.
We have done our share of rescuing, like most other immigrants/part time residents from […]

10Mar2008 | Jillian | 0 comments | Continued
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“Well shone, Moon. Truly, the moon shines with a good grace”

“The Sun goes down. The Moon comes up. You go out and look at the sky. Observing the eclipse is that easy.” Thanks NASA. They go on, “A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes through the shadow of Earth.” duh. And then the final insult, “Earth’s shadow is different [from yours] because, unlike you, […]

21Feb2008 | Jillian | 1 comment | Continued
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Warning: This Video Will Haunt Your Dreams

For your viewing pleasure: the Argentine band Miranda in a comedic music video for their song Perfecta. Play at your own risk: what transpires here is catchy and baffling. It’s caffling.

11Feb2008 | Jillian | 3 comments | Continued
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Let’s Give it up for Jesus

40 days and 40 nights, baby.
He’s the Man.
Word.

7Feb2008 | Jillian | 2 comments | Continued
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It isn’t always sunny in Yucatan

A morning sky can be bright blue but by afternoon clouds have appeared, while you were in the market, when you weren’t looking up to notice if the sky was gray or what, and suddenly you also see that trees are blowing sideways, exposing their dark side. You say goodbye to the last light patch […]

21Jan2008 | Jillian | 1 comment | Continued
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All Up in My Business

To the Mean Old Man who shook his ancient finger in my face and told me to (GODDAMMIT!) keep my dog on a leash - I’m going to eat your family.
cheers,
Off The Leash on the Beach
(OTLOTB)

14Jan2008 | Jillian | 3 comments | Continued
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Weather AboveGround

It’s chilly here in Progreso this morning. The sky is overcast and the waves are crashing white and gray on the beach. All weekend it was like this. Cold, windy and stormy when we first wake up. By the end of the day the sky becomes blue and it’s almost hot. Then cool and foggy […]

17Dec2007 | Jillian | 2 comments | Continued
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