Goodbye Porpoise Spit!

So last night I FINALLY got to catch up and watch America's Next Top Model. I missed the last 2 episodes. Of course this is still the most entertaining show on television (other than Desperate Housewives). Unfortunately one of my faves got booted off last night :( Farewell Norelle. Now who am I supposed to root for? Toccara was booted off already, I guess it'll be either Yaya or Amanda since I can't stand Eva.

Last night we went to Pancho Pistolas to celebrate getting our new apartment and for getting the hell out of Bridgeport. I felt like Muriel in Muriel's Wedding at the end when she yells out of the cab Goodbye Porpoise Spit! God I love that movie! Must get it on DVD already. Back to our dinner we had yummy peach margaritas and the to-die-for Carne Asada.

Get this: so morning I come in and I have a message on my phone, my cell phone and an email from the guy who had shown us his condo for rent initially. We loved it, blah blah. But he had promised it to his gf's friend. Turns out they backed out and he wants to know if we're interested still. A week too late! Besides I love the place we got, things always happen for a reason.

This morning on the train I was listening to the Baila Conmigo soundtrack. When I was 15 I became obsessed w/ Bibi Gaytán. To this day I think she is one of the most beautiful women alive. I even saw her in concert in 1992 when she came to Chicago fro Viva México! My room was plastered with her posters, no wonder my parents had some hope of me being straight! Anyhoo I was having a blast jamming to the songs from this soap. Other than Muchachitas this is one of my all-time fave soaps. Probably because 2 of my other broads were also on this soap, Paulina Rubio (my favorite bad singer) and Stephanie Salas (just one of my favorites period). As some of you may or may not know, I actually had to relearn Spanish at age 15, so these soaps helped me out a lot! So for this I chose to reinstate the song of the day feature on my blog with El primer adiós by Bibi Gaytán from the Baila Conmigo soundtrack :) Bibi come back already! The dick can't be that good.

¡Por fin llegó!

My Alaska y Dinarama LP from Mexico FINALLY arrived! It's their 1986 album No es pecado and it was released w/ a different cover than Spain. The Spanish one has Alaska licking a chainsaw wearing a metalic bikini and jacket. Hot! I won it on ebay and I've been waiting over a month for it. For those of you new to my blog, it was named in her (Alaska's) honor. Bomitoni is the name of the musical group she leads in Pedro Almodóvar's debut Pepi, Luci, Bom... (one of my ALL-TIME faves). Quiero ser santa is my favorite Alaska song of all-time! It's from their 1989 album Fan Fatal (which was also the final Alaska y Dinarama album). Anyhoo I had to share my joy with you all. This is going to be framed and up on our Diva wall in our new place!

World Aids Day

Today is World Aids Day. We must find a cure. It saddens me that our president would rather play war than find a cure for Aids. The above picture is of the lovely Dannii Minogue (yes she's Kylie's sister, but isn't she much hotter?).

I was going to title this post I Hate Summer and talk about how beautiful it was outside, the first light snowfall, etc. But I think the above takes priority. I have to get back to work and look busy. Ciao.

Stuffing

So the Thanksgiving weekend was relaxing and much needed. We went over to Rob's mom's house and there were people galore, drank some stiff Squirts & Tequila that his mom kept making me, and ate some GOOD food! I rented The Iron Ladies, parts 1 &2. I am always going on and on about this movie so I rented the first one so Rob could see it and I wanted to see the second one. Hilarious! If you have never seen this movie, get it. It's from Thaliand and it's based on the true story of a volleyball team made up mostly of gay men. After seeing it again I must say I've developed a crush on the token straight guy on the team played by the hunky Jesdaporn Pholdee. But my favorite character is Jung (played by Chaicharn Numpulsawasdi). You can't get any flamier.

Friday I ran around doing errands. Got some free moving boxes off of craigslist.org, went to Target, mailed off a bunch of crap I sold on ebay, etc. I also started packing. Packed all my CDs (I have over 1,500) and all our VHS tapes. Of course Saturday night was the Ely Guerra concert. It was my 6th time seeing her live and every time I see her she just blows me away. We ran into Emilio and some of his friends and they let us skip them in line. Thank you! Below is my favorite picture I took (I took over 100). I'm on a no-flash kick lately, I like the saturated colors a lot. Hope you like...

Sunday we stopped at Maxwell Street to get Huarraches, as it's become our tradition now. While we were buying churros (ok so they don't have the healthiest foods there) I saw this man w/ a small black puppy. Being the childless one I am, I ran over and asked if I could pet it. Well...he pulls the puppy out and is like I am selling it. OMG my heart almost broke. It was the cutest thing, black and white. Turns out it was a maltese (the kind I am hoping to get) and it was a girl! So he let's me hold it, I turned to mush. He was like She's $400, the last one of the litter. I so wanted to run to the ATM then and there, but realistically we can't do it til after we move in. I kept telling Rob over and over that I had held a baby. I call dogs babies. Don't ask me why. Rob thinks it's cute.

Also forgot to mention we watched El Segundo Aire, a Mexican comedy. I enjoyed it alot. It's a light hearted comedy and highly enjoyable. So with that said, is Jesus Ochoa the new María Rojo? Remember how she was literally in EVERY Mexican movie made during the 1980s and early 1990s. Jesus is basically in every Mexican film since Amores Perros.

So you by now know that we got the apartment in Logan Square. I am so excited. We sign our lease today. I want to give a big thank you to Janet for helping us find it. Above are some pics I took of the place initially. You can see the kitchen, bathroom, living room and dining room (that's Janet standing there). I am so excited about moving, not having to live in trashy Bridgeport anymore. Rent was cheap, but so were the people. To celebrate Rob and I are gonna have a last hurrah at Pancho Pistola's (the only good thing in Bridgeport). As my friend Cutie used to say about dining there...I can feel the succulant carne asada on my lips.... That's all for now. Take care everyone!

We got it!

We got the apartment in Logan Square! I am so excited! Ahhh!! Best part of all? We don't have to live in Bridgeport anymore! I'll write more tomorrow as I'm too excited to do so right now. We sign the lease tomorrow :)

Gobble gobble!

Happy turkey day everyone! Don't eat too much. Also must note today is my cousin Briana's birthday. Happy bday!

Call me, Slacker!

Sorry I've been lagging on my posts. Life has been hectic these past several days. Rob was sick on the weekend, some idiot in Pilsen hit my car and tore off part of the plastic above the tire, etc. We did not get to go to Milwaukee for my friend Juan's 70s bday bash. Money is tight w/ us saving to move. Besides I spent the whole weekend looking at places, I think I saw 6 in total. We went back last night to one particular apartment so Rob could see it and so we could fill out an application for it. Thanks to Janet for showing it to us via her real estate agency :) PRAY we get this one!!!! I really really really really like it. The location is perfect, size, etc. Being the realistic person I am, I've made an appointment to see another place tonight as well.

So what else has been going on? Not much. Finally got a hold of my landlord to let her know we are not renewing our lease. She was cool, she even asked me what kind of dog we wanted...seeing if we'd stay. Lol. She guarenteed me a good recommendation. I would hope so, I've been a tenant for over 4 years! I have my Chango Macho votive candle that my coworked gave me lit. Everyone pray, chant, or whatever it is you do.

So can we talk 'bout how pissed I am that the new Almodóvar movie has only opened in New York thus far? Rob is ready to have a stroke over it. Hopefully it will make it's way to Chicago soon. I'm ready to buy the European DVD off ebay (gotta love region-free DVD players, get one they are super cheap on eby).

The one good thing is this week is short work-wise. Only one more day of hell to go. Thursday is turkey day and we are gonna spend it at Rob's mom's house. I am looking forward to it actually. My family, love 'em to death, is rather sullen when it comes to holidays like this. But the best thing is that Ely Guerra is Saturday!!! I can't wait. Esperanza you better look out for me!

BTW, I'm adding a new link to my regular blogs I read. It is by Iván from Spain, and his blog is entitled Vida y milagros de un trash-tocado. I happened to stumble upon it while looking for other Alaska fans. Un saludo especial para Iván y para todos mis amigos que hablan español.

I have a lot of work to get done so I will try and write more later. I have to leave by 5pm so I better get a move on it. Ciao

FYI...no Zoé

We had planned on going to see Zoé tonight w/ Lucybell...but tickets are $35! We are on a tight budget, so we are gonna have to pass. Sucks cause I really wanted to see Zoé. Hopefully they'll come back. Besides we just spent $$ on tickets for Ely Guerra. We really have to watch our $$ as we are saving up for a security deposit.

BTW that other apt. was too much. Uff! My lovely friend and annointed life-partner Janet is gonna show us some places via her Real Estate agency! Woo hoo! I'm excited.

So instead of going to see Zoé tonight we are gonna hang out w/ my Milwaukee sister and I believe our adopted Milwaukee Sister, Jorge. Later everyone. P.S. Someone remind me to tape America's Next Top Model tonight!!

Hangovers suck!

We had a blast this weekend. On Saturday my cousins Mari & Chuy and friends Sylvia & Jackie came to stay with us. We went to Café Ibérico, drank TONS of sangría; went to Salud (this new Tequila lounge in Wicker Park, it's the old Holiday FYI); then ended up at Lola's to watch the drag show. OMG we got tore up!! It was much needed. Don't ask me how many Long Islands I had at Lola's. Let's just say the next day I was paying for it. Actually Monday I was still paying for it. Lol. Anyhoo here are some pics from the outing :)

The rest of the weekend we were lazy. We stopped at Maxwell to have Huarraches (great for hangovers) and really only stayed for an hour. We ran into Yesenia and her hubby. At night we made molé. It came out good :)

The apartment search continues. We had found this place in Logan Square that we both loved but the guy ended up renting it to his girlfriend's coworker. He was nice enough to give me a lead though, so in the meantime I am looking into that as well as some other ads I have been seeing.

Guess what Friday is everyone? Pedro Almodóvar's La mala educación (The Bad Education) FINALLY opens up in the US. We are beyond ecstatic to go see it. Almodóvar is our favorite. I can't wait to see this! Rob HATES Gael García Bernal but I for one can not wait to see him in this role. He looks HOT as a woman! I'm hoping this lives up to the rest of his work. Though I tend to prefer his 80s and early 90s work, I still can say he is the greatest director alive.

Ahhhhhhhh1

I HATE waiting! Sorry, I just needed to vent. I am waiting to hear back on a place we saw. Everyone but the person I need to hear from is calling me. Lol.

Ze cover

The search begins.

So last night we went to see what I am sure will be the first of many apartments. It was nice cause it was the whole first floor but the bedrooms were TINY!!! The landlord was a little out there if you know what I mean. Let the search continue.

In the meantime I am hawking more crap on ebay. Figure I can sell some stuff and add to our security deposit fund. So here is the link. Happy bidding!

Just out of curiosity...what were your favorite childhood toys? Someone posted a topic about this on SayHey! the other day. Being the future fag of america that I was as a child, I have to admit that these were two of my favorite toys (yes my mother let me play with dolls):

Shakes

Sadly we had to take Shakespeare back to Milwaukee on Sunday to his mommy :( I loved dogsitting for him. It was so much fun. I can't wait til Rob and I can FINALLY get a dog of our own. Here are some pics from Shakespeare's visit to Chicago:

Saturday we went to the Double Door so we could get our tickets to Ely Guerra followed by Indian food. In the evening we went out for Janet's bday to Moonshine in Wicker Park. It was fun, but I think this is the first time we didn't continue to party after. Everyone is old now! Lol. We all went home by 10:30pm. Rob and I did however go home and make margaritas and enjoy our last night w/ Shakes.

Sunday we had to take Shakes back, so after dropping him off we went to my mom's house for dinner. She made beef stroganoff (yummy!!!). We came back that same night.

Monday...back to work :( I did however go do laundry. Ughh! I was home after midnight, so I was tired today. As for today, busy at work and I am still looking for apartments online. I found a few I would really like to see. Just waiting for the damn people to return my calls! Wish me luck!

My sentiments exactly...

Chug. Chug...

Now that I have some time to write...I must tell you all of my horrendous morning. Being the good boyfriend I am, I take Rob to work in the morning. I drop him off and park in Pilsen and take the blue line (normally I take the Orange line). Well today all is normal...until the train stops. I kidd you not, we were stuck for 1 hour and 20 minutes!!! Thank god I had the newest issue of In Style with me (and my ipod). Turns out a CTA worker broke her leg on the track and no one could move until the ambulance came. Poor thing. Sh*tty for us because we were between stops. It's not like I could get off and take a cab to the office. Needless to say I got in around 10:30ish. Now for some exciting news...

Ely Guerra is playing @ the Double Dorr Saturday, November 27!!!! Tickets go on sale this Saturday @ noon. This will be my 6th time seeing Ely!! I saw her:

• 1998 @ HOB (De Diva Voz tour) w/ Julieta & Aurora y la Academia (I shouled out for her to sing Quiero verte for the encore...she did. I melted! It was beautiful)


• 2002 @ Borders: In-store acoustic performance


• 2002 @ Empty Bottle (the day after Borders)


• 2003 @ Metro (opened for Gustavo Cerati in July 03)


• 2003 @ Hot House (last December. I took Rob as his Xmas gift. He was amazed)

BTW that isn't a real flyer for the show, I just designed it for my blog :) BTW, thanx Meiver for noting my date mix ups!

Cho, how I love thee...

Margaret Cho is not only my favorite comedian, she is also one who always speaks her mind. If you have done so, check out her blog. Here are her thoughts post-Election day:

I know that we would like to question the whole of democracy. I can't believe Bush won either, but there isn't time to despair. What is needed now is action, not hopelessness. What is important is that there has been tremendous progress in mobilizing people to create change. Remember, more voters turned out this year than in the last three decades. Although it might be said that we can't expect change overnight, there really was a very rapid shift in the way we view politics. We have become unafraid of voicing our opinions, using our power, pooling our resources, and allowing our differences to aid us instead of keeping us apart.

These new ways of looking at ourselves politically redefine what it means to be an American. It takes what used to be a very passive identity and turned us all into revolutionaries. In a short time, we activated activism, something that lay dormant in many of us and had not been awakened until now.

The Bush administration will be sorry they won this battle, for they now look forward to losing the war. Ultimately, a government cannot defeat its people, no matter how much power they assume or how corrupt they are. Even though today feels like a defeat, there is no loss. There is only opportunity. Now we have the chance to challenge everything, fight everything. The possibilities are tremendous. All the polls, all the posturing, all the opinions that we endured during months leading up to the election provide us with a valuable education on how we think and act as a country.

There are a huge number of us that are on the same side. We had no idea how many of us there were before. We constitute roughly half of the nation, probably more. If we refuse to concede to apathy, then we can roll up our sleeves and get dirty. This is merely the third act break, when it seems like our hero is down for the count, but it just isn't possible, because there is still half an hour to go before the movie ends. We have a lot more of our story left to tell. We need to wipe the blood off our lip and get up again for the last time.

My friend years ago had this joke, where he was talking about how he'd tell his girlfriend that he thought she was being a bitch, to which she'd reply - "Oh you'll KNOW when I'm being a bitch." Republicans don't even know how nasty we can be. You think people are pissed off today, just wait until the inauguration. Can you imagine all the boos and jeers during Brooks & Dunn's set? Just the radical uncoolness of their musicians compared to Democratic rock stars is fairly awesome to consider. Brooks & Dunn vs. Pearl Jam. Charlie Daniels going toe to toe with Bruce Springsteen. Leann Womack against Moby. Britney Spears facing off the entire Hip Hop Summit. If it wasn't so ridiculously sad, it would be funny. If 'these colors' don't run now, they will soon.

I think Bush is probably really scared, if he is smart enough to be. He should be, because he has an enormously difficult task in front of him. There is no way he will regain public popularity. All he can manage to do is not fuck up too badly, which will probably prove to be impossible, as he is the rare maestro of the fuck up. Look at it this way. We might have some fun. Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. It is vital to mourn for the victims of this government but not at the expense of losing our sense of humor. Our ability to laugh coincides directly with our ability to fight. If we can make fun of it, we can transcend it. Just imagine the incredible storm of shit that Bush will have to endure. It will make Hurricane Jeanne look like a humidifier. The polarizing of the population has been a wondrous gift to debate, and we are more politicized and aware than ever before. With all this caution and attention focused on our 'elected' officials, we have a moment where we can grasp the brass ring of self-government. In the immortal words of DMX, "They don't know, who we be." but they will, and they will be sorry.

Well they tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you're born and when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry

So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all
Ooh the harder they come the harder they'll fall, one and all

Well the officers are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done

And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave

Yeah, the harder they come, the harder they'll fall one and all
What I say now, what I say now, awww
What I say now, what I say one time
The harder they come the harder they'll fall one and all
Ooh the harder they come the harder they'll fall one and all

-Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come

What a sad day.

I would much rather have the doll in the above picture as our president. I am sick to my stomach at the thought that we have four more years of hell. Just goes to show what a corrupt MF George Dubya is. The last two elections I voted in, my candidates both lost now. Maybe I should move to Canada. I guess they are still waiting on Ohio, but is that really gonna do much? Today is such a sad day, and an even sadder future for our country is upon us. I've never been one to be patriotic or any of that BS, in fact I can't stand this country, but if I must live here I'd rather not have Dumb-ass running it.

In other news I went to the dentist for my cleaning (actually it's my gum specialist; she kinda looks like Amy Sedaris now that I think about it)...all was well. I still haven't heard anything about my interview last week. Shakespeare is doing wonderful. It is going to be so hard to give him back on Sunday :( I have a lot to get done today, so I shall sign off. Laters.

I voted...so should you.

Halloween was a bust!

This was the first time in years that I did absolutely nothing for halloween. If any of you know me, you know that Halloween is like, literally my favorite day of the year. For some odd reason, I just was not feeling it. The past couple of years we (my friends and I) always planned parties and went all out but this year that was not the case. I have been so busy the last couple of weeks (work, my interview, dogsitting, etc) I just did not have time to do anything. I had a great costume planned too. We just ended up staying in and chilaxing. We spent the whole day w/ Shakespeare. We took him over to Janet's to visit w/ her baby Roxy. That was interesting. Shakes isn't used to other dogs, but he was fine after awhile. Janet is too sweet and is always cooking for us. I feel like she's our mommy in that sense. Lol! We also took him to PetSmart. It was so fun. Back to 'ween...like I said we just stayed in and did nothing. Bummed around. Around 1am I decided to go to Dominick's and buy some Tequila & Margarita Mix and we drank, smoked and watched Sixteen Candles. It was nice. Since I don't have any pics to share since we didn't do anything I thought I'd share one from last year. I went as Stuart from MadTV. Here I am w/ my friend Ramón from Milwaukee at a party we threw last here at Freddy and Juan's:

Sunday we ended up going to Maxwell Street again (gosh is this becoming a pattern??). We only really wanted to go and eat Huarraches. They are so f*cking good! I don't even care if there are onions on them! Lol. Of course we ended up looking around and how did we buy more cds? I swear we are addicts. But I paid no more than $2 per cd. I found (don't laugh) 98º's last album (I have a crush on them..especaily Nick Lachey), Terrence Trent Darby's debut, Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel (I am trying to recuperate some lost childhood cd's that I sold when I went alternative in high school), Milli Vanilli (I wanted the original one cause I sent in my back when their scandal hit for a refund), a Taylor Dayne remix single, some imports and God knows what else. But my special find of the day? A Mexican blanket!!! I've been wanting one forever! You know those tacky looking furry blankets they sell w/ some ugly animal on them? Well I got an ugly blue one w/ dolphins. That thing is so warm!!! The stupid Bears game was on (I hate football it is so dumb...sports in general do absolutely nothing for me), so my show wasn't on 'til like after midnight. But Desperate Housewives was great last night! Lupe Ontivieros was great as Luis's mother. Can't wait for next week! I just wanted to share this flyer for an upcoming Santa Sabina concert. No it's not in Chicago but in Mexico, I just thought it was a cool poster. God I hope they come back. Last time I saw them was 2002 (??) at Joe's Sports Bar (don't ask!). Rita Guerrerois a goddess!

All for now, hope everyone is well. I'm adding some new links to other blogs. Check them out. First is my dear friend and fellow putz Ricky Ramón! Also check out my SayHey! buddy Salvador's journal. have a good one everyone!

Updates...

First thing. The interview went really well. I was to have met w/ two different Exec VP Creative Directors. They have two different accounts that are looking for art directors. Unfortunatley I was only able to meet w/ the first one. It went very well, loved my book, said i had great design skills, etc. It's just a matter of narrowing down the prospects and hopefully I will make the final group of candidates. I still don't know if I will be meeiting w/ the second Creative Director. We never met in the first place because he was in a client meeting that ran over and they could not get a hold of him. Rather than make me wait around, they felt bad for keeping me. If the first one (CD) liked me enough, I may not have to meet w/ the second one. We'll see....cross your fingers. I am hoping to receive word from them soon about a second interview...

So, we went to Milwaukee yesterday to pick up Shakespeare. My friend Debbie from college is entrusting us w/ her child for the next week. Shakes is an adorable (yet hyper) Maltese. He's at home right now w/ Rob having a bonding day. I wish I were there instead. I had to take him out for a walk at 5am!!!! He woke up when the drunk neighbors downstairs got home...so he woke us all up. Poor thing. He's in a strange house, he was crying cause I left this morning :( Hopefully this day will go by soon.

Today is Halloween day at my agency and for the firs time in YEARS our group did not participate. We have been so swamped and here every night late that we have had no time, nor inspiration, energy, etc. to do something. Last year we did a Las Vegas casino, the year before an 80s prom (I was the prom Queen naturally) and even Studio 5th Floor (cause we're on the 5th fl.). Needless to say we're all grumpy and pissy today. I still don't know if we're doing anything for Halloween tomorrow. It's my favorite time of the year but this year I just don't feel inspired to do anything...

Enough rambling, I must go and work now. Take care everyone!

tues. already...

I've been busy so I have not been able to write 'til today. As you all saw I updated my post on Friday. I am still waiting to confirm when I have to go in and interview, either tomorrow (Wed.) or Thurs. Ideally would be Thurs. cause I have a half day as it is. It's nerve wracking waiting for this call. Ahh!! In the meantime I went out and got a snazzy new portfolio (under $100) for my interview. Rob thought it was too much money, I mean it is, but I think it will be worth it in the long run. If nothing comes out of this job, I will at least be prepared for future prospects. But I'm really hoping this goes well. So cross your fingers, pray, etc. Weekend update...

Friday: We stopped @ Hollywood Grill for dinner, went to Janet & Tina's for a bit for some pre-drinking and then it was off to Lola's. We had so much fun. The drag show was great and there was this new queen, who I had never seen before who was F I E R CE. She was working that crowd, dancing on tables, on the bar, her wig fell off and was just going nuts! I loved it. Makes me wanna perform again. Lol!


Saturday: Spent most of the day cleaning. We did go to the movies to see I Heart Huckabees. It was from the director of Flirting With Disaster (one of my favorite movies of all-time) and starred Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg (grrr), Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman. I loved it. Very quirky, my type of movie. Unfortunately for the rest of the night I was at the laundrymat. My co-worker swore it was Daylight Savings this weekend, so I was like oh well i have an extra hour of sleep. So when I got home at 4am, I thought it was really 3am. NO! I was a zombi on Sunday...


Sunday: My friend Alex & his on-again/off-again girlfriend Mari came up for the day. We went out to lunch and just chilled. Rob went to go see Ana Gabriel w/ his Mom. So after Alex & Mari left I went over to Alethya's house. We had dinner, drank some wine and just caught up on life. I can't believe I hadn't seen her since May!!??!! Our friend Jennifer just got back fro Mexico City so we picked her up at the airport and then came back to Alethya's. Hence, the dinner & wine. I was exhausted and waited for Rob to get back ; which he finally did around 1am.

As I was writing this I FINALLY got a call from my contact (not FINALLY I was just being nervous) and I am going in tomorrow to interview at 11am. OMG! Everyone wish me luck. Before I forget Happy Birthday to my Dad and my cousin Chuy! I wanted to share this picture of my good friend Bertha's daughter Sara before I sign off. Isn't she the cutest thing? Peace out slags...

I sent it!

After driving myself crazy trying to get my portfolio in a digital format, I finally sent it off this morning. I'm really excited about the prospect, so I'm hoping something good comes out of this. No the waiting. Ok everyone pray (or whatever you do) that I get an interview and the job! Lol. OMG, did anyone of you watch the VMA's (MTV Latino América) last night? They were horrible! First of all the show opened w/ really cheesy covers of hip hop hits in English. La Ley did "Hey Yeah!" (actually JD Natasha's version is a lot of fun), Julieta Venegas did "Hey Mama" by BEP (though she changed it to "Hey Papi"). It was just bad. Paulina Rubio tried too hard as a host. My biggest complaint of the night? Tizzano Ferro. I can't stand him as it is, but he was absolutely God awful singing live. Probably worse than Paulina Rubio, seriously! I know Meiver is gonna kill me but I totally think he is the new Eros Ramazzotti (just as nasaly and tone deaf). Sorry love. Anyhoo...I have a shitload of work to catch up on because I have been focusing all my time on getting my book together. So I must go. Have a great weekend everyone.

U P D A T E: They want me to come in next week and interview!!!

frazzled!

I just got a call today about a job lead that my dear friend Janet gave me. I won't go into too much detail because I don't want to jinx myself, but I am hoping it goes well. Sounds very promising and this would be a great career move for me. I sent them my resumé and some samples of my work and today I received a call wanting to see my book. Soooo....I am a nervous wreck trying to whip up a PDF book for them to view my work. Ahhh!!! If they like my book they want me to come in for an interview. Won't write much today because I have to haul ass on this to have it out by tomorrow morning. Hope everyone is well in blogger land. Cross your fingers!!

merde

Ma Mer: CRAP! This movie was horrible. It was soooooooo long, went nowhere, and was just sick (and I'm not talking trashy fun sick; just sick sick). The film just kept going on and on. The ending was stupid and abrupt. I won't go into details just in case anyone plans on seeing it. Louis Garrel was hot, so I guess that was the one good thing (and the yummy hotdogs we ate before...we was hungry!). But it was so not worth what we paid for it. The one good thing of the night was we went to Reckless Records before and went through their cheapie LPs. We found so many that we are gonna frame! Cyndi Lauper, Belinda Carlisle, Transvision Vamp, Eurythmics, Gloria Estefan and best of all VANITY 6! Since we were both so dissapointed w/ the movie and Rob felt bad I had spent so much on tickets he suggested we stop at Tower cause he wanted to buy me a cd. Aww! EMI Latin has this line out called Viva la diva. They just released one of Italian singer Mina. It contains 18 of her Spanish language recordings. I'm loving it!

I have to go to a stupid OSX traning in an hour. I've had my ibook for over a year, you'd think I know how to use OSx by now. My company is retarded. I have to clean our house again cause we are probably having company Saturday. Will write later.

Ma Mere

Tonight we are planning on seeing Ma Mere. It's playing as part of the Chicago International Film Festival. It's times like this when I am soooo glad I don't live in boring Milwaukee anymore. Anyhoo here is what the film is about:

Seventeen-year-old Pierre's worship of his mother Hélène (Isabelle Huppert) intensifies in disquieting ways as she introduces him to a world of forbidden desire in this coiled spring of tense sexuality, based on the taboo-shattering novel by surrealist Georges Bataille. The brooding Pierre (The Dreamers star, Louis Garrel) drifts uncertainly between the roles of victim and provocateur, as Hélène gleefully procures a bevy of sexual offerings to indulge his appetites to gross excess. Revealing a sordid underworld of almost ritualized lust lying just beneath society's plastic façade, Hélène demonstrates her own sexual addiction to Pierre, hoping to provoke revulsion and disgust rather than blind devotion... but her startling revelations only fuel his perverse obsession. Fans of Huppert's astonishing performances in erotically charged films such as The Piano Teacher and School of Flesh will not want to miss this bold offering.

Pretty sick huh? Can't wait! It's also playing Wed. and Thursday (closing night of the festival). I'll let you all know how it is. I would have liked to see some other films this year as well, but we've been so busy. I must get back to work. Did I mention I still would like a new job? Lol. Laters.

"Working 9 to 5"

Weekend was relaxing. Friday I made a special dinner for Rob and I. I made manicotti stuffed w/ chicken breast strips. It was yummy! Gotta love those recipe books Mom buys. We drank some wine, and just spent a nice evening together. Saturday was my first trip to the infamous Big Lots. I wanted to get my Milwaukee Sister a housewarming gift. He is now a proper homo w/ plates and glasses. So Saturday evening we went over to his new place and made our homemade blue motherf*ckers. I didn't get too drunk, tipsy at the most. We ended up at Roscoe's where Eddie was told several times to calm down. Hello! What's the point of going out then? We had fun and they played several of our biach's videos. Sunday we ended up going to Maxwell Street again. Are we becoming regulars? Can you guess what we bought? CD's!! I found Thalía's first CD that is long out of print and goes for $$$ on ebay as part of one of those two in one series imported from Mexico. Rock on! That's when she was good campy trashy fun (during her Flower Power days, roughly 90-92). I cleaned out our closet!! I am so proud. As a result the bedroom is actually clean, first time since we moved in. I know, I am horrible. Oh well.

The other day at work we were talking about our Halloween costumes when we were kids. Well everyone was in hysterics when I told them I was Dolly Parton at age 10 (the homo comments can start now). For your viewing pleasure, and so you know I really DON'T take myself seriously...here ya go:

have a good weekend

Today is mine and Rob's anniversary. 1 year and 2 months. I know we're dorks. Lol. I promised to cook for him (I am gonna attempt to make stuffed manicotti...wish me luck!). Everyone have a good weekend. Tomorrow is a drinking throwdown w/ my Milwaukee Sister and co.!! Ooooh. Hey Eddie...Geri Halliwell has a new video, we have to make sure Roscoe's has it :) See you slags latah.

XICO...

Frank mi querdia comadre, quiero desearte un feliz cumpleaños. Gracias por siempre ser un gran amigo. Que pases un cumpleaños poca madre. Te quiero un chingo. XOXO.

OMG! OMG!

So I had heard about this but now I've finally seen the tracklist, and I think I just wet myself!!! EMI Spain is releasing a CD/DVD collection called Alaska: De Alaska a Fangoria!!!!!! It spans her period w/ los Pegamoides through the early days of Fangoria. Jesus Christ!!! There will be 20 songs digitally remastered including: Ni tú ni nadie, Bailando, Descóngelate, Abracadabra just to name a few. Of course it will include the gay classic ¿A quién le importa? (not to be confused with that crap version that c*nt Thalía spewed on impressionable queens...I want to throw up everytime I hear it). Back to Alaska :) The DVD (thank God I have a region free DVD player) will include 29 performaces/videos many from TVE (aka Televisión Española). It comes out next week Monday in Spain. OMG!!! Discoweb here I come; I don't care how much the shipping is! I suppose I should clean myself up now.

1 more day...

It's Thursday. Thank God! Only 1 more day of hell to go through. On a brighter note, last night Gloria Trevi was on Don Francisco Presenta.... I was in seventh heaven. I was so glad he didn't bombard w/ her the obvious questions (not like that orange biach who interviewed her recently). She seemed very happy to be there last night. You could also tell she was a bit nervous. She kinda held back in going into song, but then before you know it the performer let loose! She was wonderful. Her voice sounded great. She sang a bunch of stuff improtou. My fave was an unreleased song called Ingrato. I can totally hear her singing w/ Mariachi or even Banda on this one! They also played some old clips that were a hoot. Needless to say I was happy. Oh and the best part, the new album (featuring En medio de la tempestad) will be released DECEMBER 7, 2004!!!

Before I go on I want to give a birthday shoutout to my friend Emilio. Head on over to his page and leave him a birthday message :) Sapo verde eres tú...

I was able to catchAmerica's Next Top Model last night. I missed the previous week's episode. I love it! It's trashariffic fun! After watching last night's episode I think my favorite right now is Norelle. She's the geeky one w/ the braces, well the braces came off and she's looking hot. Biach needs to learn to walk in heels though. I can't stand the resident bitch, Eva. She makes the show fun to watch, and thank God they got rid of her Salt-N-Pepa hairstyle! One more rant before I go. What happened to my hottie judge Nigel? He looks like he lost too much weght. I liked him better beefy like he was last year. Oh well, he's still hot, just too skinny. Ta ta!

song of the day: Hey Mami-Fannypack

Zayra

Last night we watched a bootleg DVD of the Mexican film Ladies' Night. It was good. There were some funny moments, the soundtrack is hot, and I was so pleased w/ the quality. Not bad for a purchase from the Mega Mall. But the whole point of my post today is to talk about a new singer. Her name is Zayra Alvarez. She is a young singer/songwriter from Puerto Rico. I am a sucker for female singer-songwriters, so I had to have this. Her debut album is entitled Ruleta and is quite good. I am really digging her voice. At times she reminds me of Laura Pausini (though at times I hear influences of Shakira and even Ely Guerra). Back to the album it is a solid pop/rock effort and is very addictive. Gotta love itunes. Seriously, I use it to preview albums on the spot. I don't really buy anything because I am a collector and I have to have the physical cd. I can't just settle for a download. So if you're looking for something new, check her out.

La portada

I bring you all the cover to Gloria Trevi's new single En medio de la tempestad. You can actually hear the first single here. For some reason the file is not working for me here at work. I am gonna try it when I get home! Can't wait to hear it. Wow, three posts in one day? I think that's a new record for me.

Drunk Dialers...

Last night I got a lovely call from Glennys and Meiver (at least I think it was the two of them...lol). Both were totally sh*tfaced at the Zoé concert in NYC! It was so much fun. I hadn't been drunk dialed in a looooooooooong time! Usually it's me leaving the drunk messages so it was well appreciated :) Hope the show was fun gals, and better yet...no hangovers!! BTW did Zoé rock??

Weekend update

Feels like I have not updated in ages. It's been busy. Our nightmare of a project is over at work. Friday night our new boss took us out for drinks to thank us. It was really nice. I have a feeling I'm gonna like him. As for the rest of the weekend...


• Friday: like I mentioned already, drinks after work. We stayed in and relaxed. Much needed.


• Saturday: I stayed in all day and cleaned the house for our guests. That night Yesenia and her hubby Sylvestre came over. I made my infamous Thai cassarole. Yummy. We drank wine, laughed, watched movies (Bend It Like Beckham, Drop Dead Fred).


• Sunday: OMG...don't get me started. We work up early enough and decided to go to Maxwell Street. Little did either of us know, the Chicago marathon was in full force in our neighborhood. It took almost 2 hours to get out of our damn neighborhood! After failed attempts we finally ended up at the Mega Mall in Logan Square. How trashy, I know, but we really wanted to scavenger for old cd's. I did find one Angeles Ochoa cd I was looking for. Rob found some weird joystick thing from China that has 7,000 old Nintendo games. He's in heaven. I also found a bootleg DVD of the Mexican film Ladies' Night. We shall view it tonight. I made sure and watch Desperate Housewives last night. All was well.

I wish I had some cool photos to post from the weekend, but alas I don't. Instead here's one of Christina Aguilera who is the spokesperon for Declare Your Vote. This election is really important, it's nice to see Ms. Aguilera urging young people especially, to vote. Plus I just love the photo, it's gorgeous!

Gloria en medio de la tempestad

Just read this on univision.com, Gloria Trevi will be releasing her new single...MONDAY!!! It is entiteld En medio de la tempestad. The song was apparently written and recorded (the vocals) while she was in jail. Producer Armando Ávila will be handling post-production as well as the other tracks. Can't wait to hear it!

bloody mary

So last night I found out that Minnie Driver's album came out. So being the sucker that I am for actors who sing, I went to the itunes music store (this is great for previewing music, which is basically what i do w/ it because i have to have the physical cd not just a download) and sampled Minnie's debut. Needless to say I liked what I heard and today I purchased her debut album Everything I've Got In My Pocket. It's excellent! She's got a great voice, very smokey. Turns out she actually started in music and was in a jazz band whose deal fell through, then was gonna sign a solo deal w/ EMI (I think) but her film Circle of Friends took off and her music career was left in the wayside. I'm glad she's finally recorded. Better yet her tour starts off here in Chicago. We plan on seeing her at the Double Door October 26. While at Tower I also picked up (finally!!!!) season 3 of Strangers With Candy. Last Friday when we were at Tower it was sold out, and last night while purchasing Aladin on DVD for Rob they had none left at Circuit City either. So today I found it for quite a steal at $19.99!

Ok, I have to share a gross story w/ you all. As I was rushing to the train yesterday I stopped by the bathroom near where the old receptionist station was. It's a one-holer. So I go in and relieve myself when I notice something floating in the bowl, it was a used tampon that someone tried flushing down the toielt! Eeeew!!! So of course I try to flush it down the toilet...and it didn't go down. There is a waste basket clearly marked for sanitary napkin disposal. I did not need to see the remnants of some mystery coworker's cooch! With that said, I must get back to work.

La mano en el fuego

Fangoria's new single, and third from Arquitectura Efímera is going to be La mano en el fuego. No word on who is doing the remixes as of yet, only that all the mixes will be done by Spanish remixes. At right is the cover for the single. Being that my blog name and title were inspired by the one and only Alaska (my name bomitoni is the name of the group that Alaska performs w/ in Pedro Almodóvar's first film Pepi Luci Bom y otras chicas al montón and Quiero ser santa is my favorite song from Alaska y Dinarama) I figured I should share the love w/ you all. You can find out even more about Alaska and Fangoria by visiting Club Salto Mortal.

¡Se nos casó la PERRA!

So yesterday Glennys announces that she has something very important to tell us all. Glennys is my diosa dominicana. I met her and her partner in crime Patty via AOL eons ago. I got very close w/ the two of them and to this day I consider them very good friends. Years have gone by but I still do my best to keep in touch...anyhoo so la perra has an announcement to make. First thing I do this morning is check her blog. If you haven't guessed it...she got married! OMG! Congratulations perra! In honor of her new announcement I thought I'd share a blast from the past...our prom picture! It was my first meeting of the Dominican Duo, my first trip to Rhode Island, my first Frappe (or whatever the hell it's called), greeeeeeeeeen, goss, etc. Check out the stacks and the hair!

In other news, I just found out that one of my favorite new bands Zoé is finally coming to the US! I had heard that they were coming to NYC so in my rage of jealousy, I went to ticketmaster and discovered they are in fact coming to Chicago! They will be playing w/ Lucybell (from Chile) @ the Double Door on November 17, 2004. To purchase tickets go here. Rob and I will be there!

In honor of Glennys's marriage, instead of a song of the day, today's album of the day is Bocanada by Gustavo Cerati.

Piensa en mí

So this weekend was my first without my boo boo. It was hard but I got through it. We called each other constantly. In some ways I think it was good because we both needed some space. But on the other hand it's hard because you are so used to having the other person attached to your hip. We spoke every chance we could. I did get to go out w/ some friends while in town and check out this new bar Art Bar which was really cool and of course the obligatory visit to Bryant's. The whole purpose of the weekend's visit was to help out w/ the show that my parents put on at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, WI. The night's event was a tribute to Mexican composer Agustín Lara. It was a beautiful show and many talented people contributed their time and effort to help make the night a success. The performers were incredible and I was highly impressed w/ Beatriz Montes both as a performer and as an individual. She was a sweetheart and I am sure we'll be hearing good things from her in the future. Of note she also peformed my favorite Agustín Lara song of all-time, Piensa en mí. Below is a collage of photos from the show, backstage, onstage, after, etc.

So our reunion Sunday was great because I didn't even tell Rob when I was coming in and I surprised him w/ my early arrival. After having breakfast w/ my Garrota I stopped by Kopps and picked up burgers. Milwaukee should be known for their burgers as well because they are the size of a frizbee! He was quite pleased w/ his burger for he was full for the rest of the day, as was I. In the evening we stopped at Tower (but of course) and then Jamba Juice. Yummy. I made it home in time for Desperate Housewives. OMG this is my new show! I know it's just started, but it's off to a very good beginning. It's trashy, yet smart, fun and addicting. The cast is great as well. I have a new Sunday show to watch.

Before I forget here is the cover of the new Dannii Minogue single You Won't Forget About Me! Doesn't she look hot? I had planned on writing yesterday but things got hectic here at work. Uff! Went for Indian food last night and I picked up a used cd for $2.99 by Lauren Christy called Breed. So far me likes. Work is calling and so is lunch! Have a good day everyone!

Everyone else has one...so why can't I?

100 things about me:


1. I was born on January 11, 1977


2. I am in love


3. My boyfriend's name is Roberto


4. I call him Rob


5. I love Indian food


6. I hate my job


7. I wore braces for 6 years


8. I had to relearn Spanish when I was 15


9. I have never thrown up from drinking


10. Peanut butter gives me gas...real bad


11. I had a Debbie Gibson birthday cake when I was 11


12. I have two older sisters


13. Heathers is my all-time fave movie


14. I probably own close to 2,000 cd's


15. I have a crush on Mark Ruffalo


16. I also have a crush on Alejandro Fernández


17. Dannii is better than Kylie


18. I have no idea what time I was born


19. Alaska is a goddess


20. I am a Capricorn


21. I love XXX female rappers; especially Choice


22. I am from Milwaukee, WI


23. I think tatoos are tacky


24. Therefore I have none


25. I have a slew of faghags


26. I have a BFA in Communication Design


27. I have known my best friend for 8 years


28. I lived in Mexico as a child briefly


29. I have never been to NYC


30. I have been to Europe 4 times before the age of 23


31. I am in debt


32. I hate white bread


33. I met my BF at a Tiffany concert last year (May 2003)


34. I suck at math


35. I could microwave a hotdog at age 3


36. I refuse to wear white


37. I love the word pussy


38. I laugh when people fall down


39. I drunk dial


40. Absolutely Fabulous is my all-time fave TV show


41. I moved to Chicago in August of 1999


42. My first crush was Lynda Carter


43. My first gay crush was Jordan Knight


44. I can not do a summersalt to save my life


45. I need to lose weight


46. I can't balance my check book


47. My job title is Art Director


48. I played w/ Barbies as a child


49. I still like to play w/ Barbies every now and then


50. I went to Catholic school


51. I have performed in drag more than once


52. I hated high school


53. I like to paint


54. I am a frustrated interior designer


55. I love British accents


56. Pedro Almodóvar is a genious


57. I am a Mac guy (as in computers)


58. My middle name is Héctor


59. I love trashy music


60. Sometimes I think I am stuck in the 80's


61. Fall is the best season


62. I love to cook


63. I still don't have a dog


64. I cry easily


66. the Misfits were better than the Holograms


67. I have a dirty mind


68. I am afraid of birds


69. I own too many shoes


70. I worked at Chuck-E-Cheese as a teen briefly


71. I want to learn to speak French & Italian


72. I like to drink


73. I hate summer


74. Halloween is my fave holiday


75. The first time I saw a Frida Kahlo painting in person I cried


76. I have the most amazing group of friends


77. I am social butterfly


78. I love to dance all night


79. I think Middle Eastern men are hot


80. I have a Hello Kitty toaster


81. I am addicted to HGTV


82. I am addicted to reading people's blogs


83. I wear glasses even though I don't have to


84. I never went to my prom


85. I did however go to my friend Glennys's prom when I was 22


86. Gay Porn rocks


87. I used to play the Ouija board


88. I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch


89. I used to wear shoes w/ 3"-7" platforms


90. I hate Bachata


91. My favorite Timbiriche is Bibi Gaytán


92. Muchachitas was my fave soap ever


93. I believe in ghosts


94. I am pro-choice


95. Sometimes I think I have ADD


96. Did I mention I hate my job?


97. My favorite bar in the world is Bryant's in Milwaukee


98. I love to sing loud in the car by myself especially to Mónica Naranjo


99. My only regret in life is not studying abroad


100. Ely Guerra is the most amazing person I have seen live

i'm addicted

I am addicted to reading my friend's blogs/journals/etc. Even strangers'! Every morning the first thing I do when I sit down here at work is check them out. What's overcome me? My favorite to read is Pink is the New Blog. It's created by Trent and he's a sweetie and fellow sayheyer!. I think it's more fun to read the ongoing adventures of those I don't know in person. I guess it's the voyuer in me. Lol. I always follow his blog by reading my friends'. I'll read people who have left comments as well. It's like a new drug. I have to admit the first time I even heard of web journal, etc. was when I was looking for some info on actress (and singer) Tricia Leigh Fischer and came across a journal which was named after her obscure song Empty Beach. So check it out and see what kinda gave me the inkling to start my own: *embtybeach.

Onto other topics, this weekend will be my first w/out my boo boo. I have to go to Milwaukee to help out w/ the show my parents are putting on. It's a tribute to Mexican composer Agustín Lara. I'm hoping they have a good turnout. Personally I think my Dad has these foofy (is that how you spell that word??) ideas that aren't always gonna be appreciated in a city like Milwaukee. Hell I don't know if it would even go over in Chicago. Since I am gonna be running around doing errands from Mums and Daddy, I told Rob it's probably best if he didn't come cause I will not be able to give him my 100% that he so rightfully deserves. Plus I think it will do us some good to be apart for a few days. It will be torture but I am sure he probably needs some time to himself as do I. Even if we don't think so.

Have you guys heard of a new singer Betzaida? She is this new singer who records on Fonovisa. Turns out she used to sing at Lalo's Mexican Restaurant here in Chicago. Not even the good one, the ghetto one on Harlem. Anyhoo...I remember thinking she is really pretty and has great presence. I bet that fag who used to sing w/ her is jealous. The reason I am bringing her up is because this morning I saw the video for her first single Te tengo que aprender a olvidar. I am sitting there thinking, God this song sounds awfully familiar...OMG this song was on Mía's album! So I am checking out the tracklisting on amazon and it turns out Rudy Pérez produced her album, just like Mía's, and recycled four songs from Mía's album on Betzaida's! Talk about lazy. For those of you who don't know Mía, she previously recorded in the late 80's as a teen singer named Ana. Ana was pretty much a no-hit wonder and it was to my delight that I discovered she was recording years later in the latin pop arena. She has got a killer voice! Big, deep, and loud. Rob thinks she sounds like Toni Braxton. I can hear it. Enough rambling.

If you notice there is a picture of a plate of spaghetti. I am planning on making spaghetti tonight for dinner. I have been so busy working on my parents show and work, I have not cooked in weeks! So I promised Rob I was gonna cook for him tonight :)

Song of the day: Te tengo que aprender a olvidar-Mía

baby blue

Have you ever noticed that EVERY single business man wears a light blue dress shirt w/ dress slacks??? Is there some kind of uniform or something? They look like clones of one another. I swear if you work downtown and venture out for, say your lunch break, you will see that almost every other guy is wearing a light blue dress shirt! What the f*@#$? Thank god I work in a creative environment. It just annoys me. Is there some rule or something? Maybe it's just a Chicago thing. I don't know.

other people's lives

Having recently finished Traci Lords autobiography, my coworker asked to borrow it. In return she lent me Diana Vreeland's (pictured at left) autobiography. Diana (1906-1989) was "an authentic force in the world of style". My coworker said it's just trashy enough to be fun. Can't wait! So last night I was here 'til 9:30pm. Urgh! I had a little tift w/ Rob on the phone about my staying late. Don't want to bore everyone w/ details but let's just say that he continues to amaze me. After we had words he did three things for me yesterday:

He taped the Gloria Trevi interview last night. I had completely forgotten about it.

He made dinner.

He bid on a DVD I wanted on ebay that I had completely forgot was ending last night. I won. Sigh.

So I feel as if we have a very few hectic months ahead of us. There are birthdays to be celebrated; dogs to be babysat; visitors to entertain; weekend trips to be taken and God knows what else! Let's just hope we have a painless apartment search. So does anyone know how to fix bad credit? Lol!

Song of the day: La cabrona-Banda Jerez

only in my dreams

last night i had the weirdest dream. for some reason my childhood best friend, andy baumbach, left his house to me. in actuality it wasn't his house, rather his mom's. i don't know the specifics, all i know is that i was gonna move in. for some odd reason all his family's things were still there. so in my nosey manner i started rummaging through things. it was winter out and i remember i had 2 small dogs who were running around the house like crazy. so i found a bunch of old pictures from when we were kids. at some point my family came over and they were all sitting in the living room waiting for me. i don't remember what the point of the dream is or what any of this meant, but here is the weirdest part. i go back into the bedroom and i see my pregnant coworker lali laying down on the bed, she's pregnant w/ twins fyi. so i am like what are you doing here? she looks at me and says close the f***ing door and let me go back to sleep!. and that was it! i just thought it was weird especially since the house is in milwaukee, wi and for example my coworker is from chicago. hmmm.

not much else to report. we have a new boss here at work. so far i like him. but i am still looking for something new. i have a number for a recruiter, so i guess i better give her a call ASAP. other than that all is well. we are going to be dogsitting for my old roomie's maltese again, shakespeare will be living w/ us for a week at the end of this month :) how fun! i was trying to find a picture of the new gap ad w/ peter krause from six feet under. no real reason, i just think he's hot! lol. hopefully i'll have something more interesting to write about other than my weird dreams.

song of the day: ser de aire-kabah

not again.

Photobucket is down again. Ahhh!!! So the blog's looking empty again. Hopefully it will be back up. In the meantime I think I am just gonna switch over to imageshack once and for all! So this post will be image-less. Oh well. We had a nice weekend though...

Friday: I was here late Friday night so all I wanted was to drink! We ended up going to Spin and I had the world's strongest French Martini! Ouch! We had a couple of drinks it was nice. Some queen started talking to us about Shitney Queers and was astonished that neither of us liked her. Duh! Why like Shitney when you have Xtina!? Trashy and talented! Seriously. Lol.
Saturday: We went to Viva La Música (the best Latin music store in Chicago) but didn't find too much this trip. I did pick up the new cd from Lorca. Remember him? He had that song out a few years ago that went Dame tiempo y dejame la lengua rota.... Something like that. I can't remember the exact lyrics. We stopped @ Nuevo Leon. Great and cheap! I made Rob go see the new John Waters's flick A Dirty Shame. I loved it! It was so trashy. He's back in form! Lol. Selma Blair was classic, as was the whole cast. Johnny Knoxville...grrr. We stopped at Tower after. I know we're addicted. I picked up a UK import on clearance for only $5.99 and Sin dejar huella on DVD w/ one of my fave Mexican actresses, Tiare Scanda. Good flick.
Sunday: I finally did something I've been wanting to do since I moved to Chicago. We went to Maxwell Street. For those of you not from Chicago, Maxwell Street is a market every Sunday. Basically it's lots of crap and great food. But I had fun. We found some stuff we needed and ran into several puppies :) I got a copy of Mean Girls for only $15, brand new. We watched it when we got home. I loved it. Later that night after stopping at Target, we went over to my friend Janet's place to visit her and her girlfriend's new puppy. It was so cute. Still no name. But I like Penny or BeBe. It's a chocolate lab/terrier mix. Can we have a puppy now?

Song of the day: Bad Girls-Mónica Naranjo

Because weekends are made for fun...

Thank GOD it's Friday! This week has been so insane. Yesterday I got in at 7:30 am and was here til 10pm working on the program booklet. It's done! But now I am waiting for the account person from the printer to get back to me so I can messenger him the disk. Why doesn't anyone return my calls? Ahhh! I am pissed about a project that is going on at work because the AE has been sitting on it ALL WEEK! So now they dropped the bomb on us that it has to release to the printer tonight. I don't want to be here all night. It's Friday. Screw them I say! I must take a stand. In other news, I finally finished Traci Lords's autobiography. It was excellent. I have a newfound respect and admiration for her moreso than I did before. It really is a compelling tale of what she went through, how she overcame it and how she continues to do so. I highly recommend this book. Excellent! Now I just need a new album from Ms. Lords. I know she did a cover of Walking In L.A. earlier this year, but haven't heard much since then. BTW doesn't she look hot as a redhead? In other news we are gonna go to a movie tonight. Dirty Shame, the new John Waters film opens today. Can't wait to see it. Can't wait to see Johnny Knoxville on the big screen either. Sigh.

Did I mention I saw the season premiere of America's Next Top Model the other night? Actually I only saw the last 15 minutes or so. Basically I saw here the finalists are gonna be this year. Can't wait!

Song of the Day: Come & Get It-JCA featuring Dannii Minogue

EL PRESIDENTE

Let the bitching begin. Last night my ibook clonked out on me while I was working on the program booklet. I am too pissed to even write about it. I'm hoping the IS guy here will fix it for me. Wish me luck. For the meantime try the following (hey I need something to get my mind off my sick ibook):

Your Penis Name is: El Presidente

Get your own Penis Name

In other news...

I watched L'Aberge Espagnole last night. I forgot how much I enjoyed this movie. It also frustrates me that my one regret in life was not going to study abroad. I would have killed to live for a year in Barcelona or Madrid. Anyhoo...I also watched the new episode of The Real World last night. Willie...he is such a lady! It's to die for. My BF doesn't appreciate reality shows, he in fact hates them, but I like numbless TV. If I want something a little more indepth, there are other outlets. I probably will be bitching in the next few days about having to work on a program booklet for my parents. They are putting on a show entitled Tributo a Agustín Lara, you can find out more @ their website. Fancy shit, huh? Of course they waited 'til the last minute to get everything to me. ¡Padres! ¿Qué se puede hacer con ellos?

"¡La libertad sabe a pura gloria!"

Gloria Trevi, as you know is free! I thought I'd post some quotes she gave to the press yesterday about her newfound freedom:

"No tengo ningún tipo de rencor, no guardo deseos de venganza", dijo Gloria tras salir de la cárcel. "Hubo tantas gentes que me dieron su apoyo, sus oraciones, que me ayudaron de manera tan infinita, que en mi corazón sólo estoy pensando en cómo agradecerlos", declaró la artista de 34 años. "¡Traigo ganas de comerme al mundo! ¡como nunca!", dijo al salir vestida con un elegante traje blanco, escotado, luciendo un maquillaje y un corte de pelo perfectos. Con un vestido tipo halter en blanco, y el cabello suelto, la cantante dijo emocionada, "¡La libertad sabe a pura gloria!".

All these quotes and more can be found @ univision.com. W/ her newfound freedom gloria trevi is planning on recording a brand new album very soon.

Song of the day-Les diré, les diremos-Gloria Trevi

free at last!

yes kiddies, it's true. gloria trevi is finally free! i can't believe it has finally happened! yeah! i just read this on sayhey!, the kylie minogue message board that knows E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G! apparently she was released for lack of evidence. god it took them long enough. to celebrate we pranced around to apartment the minute we found out blasting les diré, les diremos from her debut. of course we had to continue and as i type this la papa sin catsup is probably annoying the f*ck out of our neighbors. who cares? gloria is free at last! the articule is too long to post, so please visit the following link @ univision.com to get the scoop on what went down. can you believe it's been four years now that she's been in prison? all i can say is it's about time. gloria trevi is one of the most original artists to come out of mexico in years. seriously. people always disregarded her as la chica del pelo suelto but she wrote some heartfelt songs and sang in a way that just tugged at your heart. ¡gloria te extrañabamos y te queremos un CHINGO!

165

omg i can not put this book down! as of this morning after my short ride on the "L" to work i have read 165 pages of underneath it all by traci lords. i started reading this last night after work and can't put it down! it's a shame all the shit she went through. i am 65% of the way done with it. hopefully by tomorrow i will have finished it and can tell you what my thoughts are :)

in other news....since we found out one of the gay roomies on the real world: philedelphia was a former child actor, our ghostwriter interest has been reignited. so yesterday in the mail came a video that rob found on ebay of the very frist episode of the show! omg i can't believe how much i loved this show. and i was in high school! loser! whatever it was rather entertaining and i had a major crush on "alex" aka david lópez. now we must find the remaining videos! ebay here we come.

song of the day: when you were mine-cyndi lauper

i will control your soul

after lunch my coworker/friend william and i stopped at BAM (aka Books-A-Million). he wanted to get some new anti-bush book. so i figured i would tag along. i was tempted to get the jenna jameson autobiography, but i still think $30 is a little steep for a book i am only gonna read once. i'll be completely honest w/ you, i have NEVER read a book more than once. but while browsing i noticed they had the paberpack edition of traci lords's autobiography! at $13.95 i could not pass it up. i'll let you kiddies now how it is.

song of the day-control-traci lords

new world's record.

so i did pretty much exactly as i said i was gonna do this weekend. i stayed in and rested! friday we did go out for indian food. yummy. we stopped at tower so i could pick up season 3 of JEM and the Holograms on DVD. i haven't watched the whole thing yet but I got through 1.5 discs thus far. is it just me or does britta phillips look eerily like kylie minogue? actually it's not just me. rob pointed it out, so i can not take the credit. saturday, cleaned. i left the house to go to family dollar to buy cleaning supplies (i love $1 stores!!). aside from our venture to little italy to pick up our thai food, that was all we did. stayed in, rested, slept. coughs diminished a lot. sunday again we vegged. i know it was such a lazy and unproductive weekend but we needed it. after some convincing last night we ended up going to the new border's on north and halsted. it was nice and we ended up buying some cd's (big surprise). it was too hard to resist! it was buy 3 get the 4th free! so rob got 3 and i got the 4th free. belinda. i know what you're thinking, but i can't help it. i love her last 2 singles! eres mi ángel de paz déjame volar a tu lado yo por siempre quiero estar.... i also finally got a copy of l'aberge espagnole on DVD. for some odd reason the copy i grabbed was marked as $12.99, while the rest were marked $25.99. i did not ask why i just bought it!

so since we were recovering from our coughs we stayed in saturday and missed the roscoe's drunkfest w/ the milwaukee sister. but i heard about the whole evening. eddie...girl has broken the drunk dialing world record! lol. i got 5 messages from him. they were hilarious. i got a rundown of all the videos i missed: holly valance, emma bunton, paulina rubio, dannii minogue (of course). the last one was the funniest; from "melroach" diner (aka melrose), eddie proceeded to tell me that no one is as fierce as me! lol! milwaukee sister i love ya! i promise we will go out soon. once the cold is ALL gone and rob and i will join you in dancing and screaming drunkenly to our favorite pop twats!