Other Stuff
The Conversational Habits of East Coast City Folk
Once, between harvests, I went on a trip to New York City. There I had the pleasure of making a friend at the Grand Central Station who took me into his confidence to inform me that one in every five persons I see there in the Big Apple was in fact an [...]
20Apr2010 | Jillian | 1 comment | ContinuedIt’s All I Can Do To Conceal My Feelings
Of Jealousy. In addition to laziness, judginess, and vanity, jealousy is one of my ten worst qualities. It’s genetic. It’s (em)pathetic. I don’t want to not be in my own life; I just want to live everyone else’s as well. Maybe because I’m still trying to find a way that best suits me, but as [...]
25Mar2010 | Jillian | 0 comments | ContinuedCollector’s Items
Here is a hope, a vision of the future: nearing the end of my time on this earth, rich with experience, love and wisdom, I would like to have a cozy house filled with family, friends, and beautiful things, objects I’ve collected from many travels all over the world. They will be lovely and they [...]
16Mar2010 | Jillian | 0 comments | ContinuedThings to do in Yucatan Before I Leave aka My Yucket List
Dance all night at The Mambo Cafe
We had our wedding reception at this live music venue/dance club at the Plaza Las Americas mall and it was amazing, shiny, loud, and vibrating. But I was a little distracted/overwhelmed/intoxicated and would love to go back to shake my money maker without worrying about our forty friends and [...]
A Nation of Two
As much as we have lived in Mexico these last four years, mostly we have lived alone in a world of our own construct. Throughout our relationship we’ve always been close. I distinctly remember the year we met, during our ritual of watching The Practice and eating takeout in Malcolm’s tiny first floor dorm room [...]
12Feb2010 | Jillian | 0 comments | Continued… And We’re Back (But Not For Long)
As it turns out, as we have proven, you can abandon your pressboard life, board a plane to a place you’ve never been and carve out an existence – and a pretty sweet one at that – in an uncanny valley far, but not too far, from home. We didn’t drop off the edge of [...]
Dropped Out.
Jillian: How will it end, I wonder? In order to address this unanswerable question with poetry and symmetry, I look back to the beginning. Rereading the early entries, from the planning stages to our first enthralled weeks in Mexico, through all the trials up to this present moment; as I listen to the waves, I [...]
4May2009 | Malcolm | 16 comments | ContinuedIn Defense of The Tourist
Perhaps I am feeling too charitable, too unironic, too patriotic today but I am going to come out and opine that American citizens, if they are able to take a hard-earned vacation, should absolutely wear ugly shorts, get horribly sunburnt, and enjoy fruity cocktails by the pool. Maybe I am playing the devil’s advocate or finally coming to terms with my [...]
13Mar2009 | Jillian | 11 comments | ContinuedCall Off “The Hounds of Zaroff” We Just Want To Play!
The blogosphere is abuzz with voices across Mexico defending their adopted country. I couldn’t agree more with the chorus of sanity. Don’t let the fear mongers get you down. And though I don’t know what will happen tomorrow I can say for today that the United States of Mexico has not failed, narco-banditos are not [...]
4Mar2009 | Jillian | 4 comments | ContinuedReason #2,142 the Internet is Stupid: The Perceived Value of Domain Names
I still can’t quite understand why there is still such a thing as a “domain aftermarket,” because in case no one noticed, domain names don’t really have any value. With the exception of a good one-word domain name, such as shop.com for a shopping site, feed.com for a news aggregator or farm supply store, buzz.com [...]
23Jan2009 | Malcolm | 3 comments | ContinuedConflicts and Resolutions
Every writing student knows that all the greats wrote every day, no matter how ill, hungover, or uninspired. Being bedridden helps, as does being stranded on a long sea voyage. Of course we all require a room of one’s own. Though some prefer the preciousness of writing private thoughts in the public space of coffee houses or at the bar; [...]
23Jan2009 | Jillian | 1 comment | ContinuedSea Change: Our Big Night Out at Elio Al Mare
It is possible for one meal to change everything. Yesterday I didn’t believe that a mythical Italian restaurant could possibly exist in Progreso. I didn’t believe in much of anything. Today I am a serious devotee of Elio Al Mare and plan to tell everyone I know to seek it out and experience the best Italian food this side of [...]
22Jan2009 | Jillian | 6 comments | Continued


