Soccer in MIA
I stumbled across an article in the Sunday Magazine about a soccer team in suburban Georgia made up of political refugees from all around the world. Not surprisingly, they encountered prejudice, hardships, and financial difficulties throughout the season, as well as having to fight for their right to a practice field. Sounded pretty damn familiar … Continue reading
Wilma
As it turns out, this one was “for real.” Sunday, after doing laundry and picking up a copy of Batman Begins, we grilled churrasco and huddled together on Apt. 1’s couch watching Christian Bale depict the best Batman ever. I went to bed late, hardly thinking about the category 3 storm that was on its … Continue reading
Transitions
…and then, all of a sudden, summer was over. Getting off the plane today in Miami, hearing Spanish again for the first time in over a week, it hit me that my vacation, my whole summer vacation, is about to end. My realities came rolling in as a little silver Jetta rolled into the G … Continue reading
My Day Off
Yesterday, whilst the Gear-Up kids went to a waterpark, I was to have a day of vacation. The night before, my roommate asked me “So, what do you have planned for tomorrow?” I told her, in a rare fit of sagacity, “Well, there are a ton of things that I could be doing, but if … Continue reading
May: the Month
I’ve bought my plane tickets to various places, I have a dress to wear to 3 out of 4 special occasions, I’ve paid my rent, cable internet, and power bill, registered for my last standardized test, nearly been accepted to FIU, and have painted my nails red. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I believe I’m ready … Continue reading
Too Many Responsibilities
I just need a moment for the myriad of tasks which need to be accomplished by Friday afternoon. post paper 1 on internet create website for class 2 presentation for class 2 give quiz on odyssey fix car, which crapped out in the middle of I-95 Saturday afternoon pick up fixed car call parents about … Continue reading
Bar-B-Que-d Lizard
I’m sitting here at my computer, sipping on my second glass of pinot grigio this evening, which I’m only half sorry to say has made me more than half-tipsy. Please don’t let this small caveat color what I have to say this evening, or at least if it does, let it be a soft, yellow … Continue reading
Vice, Miami Style
Enmired in the depths of procrastination, as per usual, and it came across my mind that putting things off is definitely one of my vices. I have several, but imaginative procrastination might be one of my favorites. Yesterday, coming out of an ACT session at Central (complete with token 2 white kids from Miami Shores), … Continue reading
"Ride on Me!"
…Says the stationary bike in our gym. I didn’t notice it until tonight, when I had to use it instead of our one functional elliptical trainer. I’m trying to sort out a whole mass of conflicting thoughts in my head, and this weekend was supposed to help me do that. I can’t decide if I’m … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning
As I sit here at my computer, killing time before my next soccer game, I watch Cervantes squirm in my lap. He’s trying desperately, sometimes aggressively, to catch his own tail in his teeth so that he can clean it. I guess that tail movement is somewhat involuntary, because he seems somewhat surprised when his … Continue reading
Amarga 