Uff!

I've been trying to write for the last few days, but work has been keeping me busy. What can I expect it's a job. I'm kind of in a funk right now cause I am bored to death of my job, I am having no luck finding another and I have bills up the ass to pay. On a brighter note the CDs I bought in Mexico to sell on ebay did very well! I think I paid $40 maybe for all of them (if that) and I got a whopping $120!! I am using that money to pay off bills. So at least some good has come.

I meant to post these pics ages ago but never got around to it. Kelly Tsoula Doukas was in town and her and Marlene came over for dinner along w/ Weenie's baby Milo. Ooooh! Kelly I want those pics from Alethya's bday outing and any other ones u took (ooooh and slutty greek boy pics!!!!). I know u read this, so I am sorry I didn't get to say goodbye before I left for Mexico. It was crazy departure. Sorry. I hope u still love me. Enough mushy stuff...here are some pics. First is Rob and Chus and Milo. What fun it was having 2 dogs in the house. The second is Kelly on my Gazelle. It was fun. She had her first meatloaf ever! Gasp!

Anyhoo...I have to tell you all about my new musical obsession! The other weekend I went to Lola's w/ my Milwaukee Sister, José and Rob. Afterwards we went to Berlin. Hadn't been there in awhile. Forgot how much I loved the place, even though it's always too crowded. Not to mention all the scary trannies that hang out there. Anyhoo...they always play really fun music, lots of electroclash like Peaches, etc. So this song comes on and the first line is Do I look like a slut? Uh huh. So what. The song was absolutely hilarious and it reminded me a dirtier Fannypack (whose new album I still have yet to buy...GASP!). After some searching Rob found it and the song is by this duo called Avenue D. Needless to say it's become one of my most-played songs...until I heard (rather saw) this! OMG...it is the fucking funniest thing I have ever heard in my life. Über raunchy...and oh so funny. You'll be singing along for days. I am so ordering their cd! Besides anyone who claims their musical influences range from new wave to freestlye, to Cyndi Lauper to Jem and the Holograms are way beyond cool in my book! Please come to Chicago!

So I already emailed Glennys (congrats again on ur new baby Dali!), Meiver and Patty about this...but one of my favorite shopping finds in Mexico was ex-Fobia lead singer Leonardo de Lozanne's second flop album Turistas. What a shame it flopped! It was so much better than his debut flop cd....do we see a pattern here? This CD is already long out-of-print and I was so lucky to find a copy in the discount bin in Torreón. I wanted to share w/ you all one of my fave songs from the album...MUJER DE LOS 80s. Enjoy!

BTW I am going to see Paulina Rubio tonight w/ my Milwaukee Sister. I've seen her twice alreay (once when she was promoting PLANETA PAULINA and on her last US tour). God she's awful, but she's my favortie bad singer as I've mentioned time and time again. I can't get enough of her. I better wear noca-repellent...as I am sure there'll be lots of 'em at tonight's show. Rumor has it she is not doing that much material from her EMI days. I hope that's not true. I miss her olden days w/ her big eyebrows and bleach blond hair. Sigh.

VIP

I've been meaning to write more and share some pics, but I've actually been *gasp* busy at work! LOL! That sucks. Last thing you want to do when you come back from vacation is work.

Like I said before I bought Rob a shitload of cd's in Mexico. Probably around 20 or so...

Mostly his menapausal divas, but the look on his face when he got them all was priceless! BTW my suitcase finally showed up Tuesday morning. The majority of these were in there. Other than all my CD shopping...I called Rob every night while I was there. Needless to say I went through a lot of these phone cards. Too bad they only lasted about 10 minutes. I guess that's what 50 pesos gets you:

I did manage to pick up about 10 or so CDs for myself as well. You'll see in the middle Ari Borovoy, which I had to purchase 3 copies. One for me, one for Rob and one for my Milwaukee Sister! It's awful, but who cares...he's fuckin' hot!!!

So while I was at the hotel, I knew I had to try and catch some episodes of Big Brother VIP. Normally I wouldn't care about this show, which places has-beens and C-list celebs in the VIP version of this popular show. I had to watch cause my girl Sasha Sökol is one of the habitants! It was so addicting. I hope she actually wins! God knows she can use the exposure. Her last CD was just barely released in Mexico. It's excellent, check it out!

So last night we decided to give Chus a haircut. He has so many knots, I was too embarassed to take him in. Rob did an excellent job! He looks adorable! He was cooperative for the most part. I'll post some pics later. Apparently I am on call this weekend should any major help be needed. Let's hope not! I'm looking forward to staying in and relaxing w/ my babies. It will be nice.

Did you catch last night's finale of America's Next Top Model? I can't believe Naima won! I'm sorry but she was too cocky, and I thought there were so many other girls who were better than her. Plus she looks too much like J-Lo, so that automatically makes me dislike her. LOL! I think fabu Brittany should have won. Oh well. That's all for now. Take care everyone!

Lost

Well I surived my week in Durango. I say survive because it was torture being w/out Rob (and Chus). Sure it was fun going CD shopping, etc., but it wasn't the same. Needless to say I am so glad to be back.

Believe it or not I hardly took any pictures while there. My batteries were dead, and I didn't have time to charge them. So I used my Dad's camera to take some pics...but I found out that my Mom left the camera w/ him. Uff! Oh well.

I did tons of CD shopping!! I had a list from Rob, plus stuff I wanted, stuff for my Milwaukee Sister, and crap I bought to sell on ebay :) I really didn't buy anything for my friends, just my coworkers. Unfortunately the majority of this stuff is in my suitcase which was LOST by the airline. Fortunately before I could bitch them out they had it already flagged in their system that my bag was on it's way! Woo hoo! So I should have it by 7pm.

I hope everything's in there! I don't even remember what I all bought. Off the top of my head Jeanette Chao, María Barracuda, Ari Borovoy, Betty, Sasha Sökol (the Mexican edition of Por un amor) and the regular and deluxe Mexican editions of Fangoria's Arquitectura efímera and God knows what else!

I am happy to back home in Chicago. I missed all the drama at work while I was away. Thank God! Everyone worked last weekend and this past weekend. Good time to be out of the country. Lol. Enough chitter chatter...I have some thank you cardsd to write!

Estoy vivo...

I have not had a chance to write but I just wanted to say hi and that I am alive and I will be back in Chicago tomorrow (Sunday). I miss Rob and Chus like crazy!!!! It's unexplainable. Love you all. Will catch up on blogs when I get back. Muaaaaa....

Volver

I have been extremely swamped at work. Trying to get everything done before I leave. So I was not able to post at all this week.

Sunday was Chus's birthday :) He's 1!! My baby is 1!!! He still needs a proper celebration (like he really cares, he's fine just being w/ us...but I care) but we did take him to the dog park. It was fun. He was so cute trying to chase some of the bigger dogs. Here's a pic from the outing :)

I have to share some exciting news. Pedro Almodóvar has just announced that his next film we star none other than Carmen Maura!! Carmen is my favorite Chica Almodóvar and apparently she and Pedro had a falling out in the 80s and haven't worked together since Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios. The new film is called VOLVER and is in pre-production. To read more about the film (that also stars Penelope Cruz) you can read this article from Terra Spain. You know what the other great thing about this film is?? It also stars Chus Lampreave!! She's so cute!! Plus she's Chus's namsake.

Like I said work was driving me crazy and I'm kind of at a crossroads trying to figure out what my next career move is. Once I figure it out I will let you know.

So I've been having a lot of weird dreams lately. Over the past few weeks I had a dream that my friend at work died of a drug overdose, that some woman punched my mother in the nose (and I in turn beat her up), that my old childhood friend kept getting aroused everytime he was near me (????) and God knows what else! Is that werid??? What do all these dreams mean???

So tomorrow I leave for Durango. I have not even packed and I had a major scare this week. I couldn't find my passport! Technically you can get by w/ your birth certificate. But I have no idea where that is right now, and I would have had to have gone to Milwaukee to go get it! Luckily for me Rob remembered where I used to keep it and it was still there. Needless to say I am gonna miss him terribly. I hope the time goes by fast. I am gonna miss Chus too :( Wish I could write more, but I can't. So I leave you w/ a message featuring, imo, the most beautiful Mexican actress ever to grace the silver screen (and she's from...gasp...Durango!!!)...Dolores Del Rio:

At random

So yesterday someone on SayHey! suggested playing ten random songs on your ipod and posting them for others to see. I thought, what a cool idea. You have no idea what you have on your ipod after awhile. LOL...so this was mine today:

1. Heartbeat - Stacey Q
   
2. You Lied To Me (Sprayed w/ Shep's Attitude Mix) - Cathy Dennis
   
3. Quiero - Mario Domm
   
4. Go West - Pet Shop Boys
   
5. Chica Chica Boom Chic - Carmen Miranda
   
6. You Can't Get Away - Shana
   
7. Descongélate - Alaska y Dinarama
   
8. Still Heart - Cree Summer
   
9. Times Are Changing - La Toya Jackson
   
10. No seas tan cruel - Timbiriche
    

In other news my Elan cd arrived today :) So I will be listening to this a gazillion times starting...NOW!

En mi propia pieeeeeeel

I just sent my Milwaukee Sister an email that I am sure will have his cooch gushing w/ joy! One of my favorite obscure acts en español is back! Meyra Cordova is a dance singer from Guetemala via Mexico who released a killer dance album back in 1998 called Intensamente. I swear to god she sounds like Edith Márquez (ex-Timbiriche)! I got a promo back in the day and I devoured it! I still listen to this all the time, I was just curious to look for her today and what do I find? She has her own website up and is even performing in Anaheim, CA on May 15 at some festival called Festirock 2005! Damn I wish I was in CA right now. If any of you want her trashy dance, you can find her album relatively cheap on half.com.

So I leave for Durango a week from Saturday :( I'm sad and happy. Happy to see my Dad but mostly sad that I am gonna be away from Rob for a whole week :( The most we've ever been apart was a day!!! And I am gonna miss my baby Chus as well :( I've been trying to read up on what's going on down there, mainly via one of their newspapers. Though I've mostly been going through the society pages. They make me laugh the crap they print. Con porras y aplausos se llevó a cabo la coronación de las tres ganadoras del concurso “Externa tu belleza interna” que fue organizado por la Coordinación de los Centros de Desarrollo del DIF Estatal. How many crownings do they need over there? Lol! At least our hotel is really nice. They have their own shopping center, and it's in downtown Durango near everything, and best thing is they have internet in all the rooms! So I guess I'll be blogging while there.

Sunday is Chus's 1st birthday (and my sister's 41st incidently) so I am not sure what we'll do. I wanted to get all my friends w/ dogs over but I think I'll just get him a doggy cake, and maybe take him to the dog park or something. I'm sure he'll have a blast.

Ok not much else to say for now. Today's song of the day is by one of my fave acts from Spain (what's with me and Spanish artists??). They are kinda not really that known, but I love them. The vocalist totally sounds like she's gone to the Ana Torroja school of singing (she's an obvious influence), but check out this song by Flores Raras...it's hot! Quiero verte danzar.

Birthday

First things first...a very Happy Belated Birthday to my Patty Cakes! Gol! Blame my mind not my heart :) Since Meiver posted this picture already, and since it was taken at my old apartment when Patty came to visit...why not?? Love ya! Remember Ramiro???

To continue w/ the birthday wishes, I have to send a special one to my favorite GUARRA, ¡Felicidades Jorge!. Not even sure if he'll see this, but I know someone who will. Please be kind w/ your comments, I was tore up! Lol...

Word has it that we'll be going out on Saturday to celebrate. Fun! Guess who's coming to visit??? None other than Slutty Butt herself, Kelly!!! Oooohhhh....she and weenie are supposed to come over Friday, so I am sure I'll have some stories for you all. And since I know Kelly reads this everyday, I just want to say Lifer! Lifer! What are water sports?.

Great news everyone...you can know purchase Elan's new release London Express via itunes. I am so tempted to buy it, but I have instead opted to order it through her official store. FYI, this is available in the US and Europe itunes! Buy it now, as well as her debut Street Child. Find out what all my fussing is about for yourselves.

For today's song check out Spain's Chico y Chica, a hot electroclash duo en español. They have some killer songs, and they can all be downloaded for free from their website, but I thought I'd share one here for you all first. Here is Te van a matar. I also highly recommend Lady Olé. TA TA!

Untitled

Our dinner at Café Ibérico was yummy! Sangría...yummy! The weekend was pretty mellow. Why are they so short? Sunday rolls around and I dread going into the office the next day. Oh well. We found some killer finds at Maxwell Street on Sunday. Did you know that Brenda K. Starr recorded an album before her 1987 self-titled MCA release? Neither did I! I found it at Maxwell Street, and I love it! It's super trashy dance. I'll have to share some of the songs soon. Apparently it goes for $$$, but I can't part w/ it. Plus it was in mint condition and even came w/ a biography, so it's safe to say it was a promo copy. Woo hoo!

Do you guys remember this show?? She's The Sheriff was a bad 80s show I used to love as a kid. I don't really remember what it was about other than Suzanne Somers was the sherrif in some small town. I found this picture and had to post.

So my Denise López cd was deemed lost in the mail. I am so pissed!! I think I get off on finding these old acts and trying to track down their long out-of-print releases at reasonable prices. Uff! Did you ever see the video for her freestyle jam Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make It Right)?? Well if you have you may have noticed the hunk in the video is none other than a young Carlos Gómez. Grrr!

I just found out my favorite awful actress turned singer, Paty Navidad, is finally releasing a new album! She's awful but I love her. She's hot! Now I must get that darn Ninel Conde cd before it gets really $$ and hard to find.

I splurged and bought a bootleg Alaska y Dinarama DVD on ebay. OMG it rocks! It's got old clips from Siempre en domingo and a cheesy halloween special. It was well worth the $30 bucks I spent! Plus, get this, there are some skits of two teen girls admiring Alaska's look and one of them is none other than Stephanie Salas!! OMG I love her!

So for my song of the day I had to share w/ you this nacalicious song sung by none other than Laura León's offspring Santa Lucía!! OMG he sounds just like her! It's camp fun! Enjoy it LA PACHANGA by clicking here.

Boo Boo

OMG! OMG! OMG! Look what's getting a DVD release...

'Cause I'm hot...and you're not! So take that!. Something tells me my twin blogger loves this movie as well :)

I'm actually busy at work, so I can't write much more. But before I do...I just want to wish a very happy birthday to my boo boo. We're going to Café Ibérico to celebrate. Sangría & tapas...yummy :)

I've been meaning to post a song for the last couple of days. This is one of my favorite groups from the 80s. Click, they were kind of like a bootleg Flans but so much more trashy! You might know them from their hit Duri Duri. Check out Amerciano here. Rob was lucky enough to find this song for me on some high energy bootleg they were selling @ the mercado in Mexico City when we were there last May. Enjoy! They rock!

Amor Apache

Wow! Wow! Wow! All I can say is WOW! Gloria Trevi was awesome! It was worth being on my feet for 5+ hours (poor Rob got to the Aragon an hour before me). We had to endure a crappy opening act, her nacolicious chicago fan club (more on them later), but all in all it was so worth it. Unfortunately I did not take my camera (it was too bulky to hide) so all I could find was this picture from a show in Torreón from the Trevolución Tour in Mexico. So where do I start? I felt like I was 15 year old queen again the way I was screaming and jumping up and down, but I didn't care. Gloria was amazing. She's 5 months pregnant and was jumping around, screaming, etc. like there was no tomorrow. She has so much energy and you could so tell she was meant to be up on that stage. She sang material from all her albums and gave a 2 hour show that left me whoarse and my legs sore (I told u we were standing for 5+ hours). I can't remember the setlist offhand but some of my faves of the night were: Hoy me iré de casa, La pasabas bien conmigo, Amor apache, Como si fuera la primera vez. For those of you who still have a chance to see her on the US leg of this tour, do it! You will not be dissapointed. She was genuinely shocked at how hardcore the audience was. At one point she decided to test us by singing 'lesser known' songs acapella. Well she would start and we finished every single one. LOL! She was so impressed that she promised to come back and do a 3 hour show next time she's in Chicago. Here's hoping it's true. What a wonderful night. The only bad thing were her local naco fans who have a Chicago Gloria Trevi fan club. OMG! They kept chanting throughout the show, had on ridiculous outfits (homemade t-shirts, etc., feathers everwhere). They were scurry! Aftewards, we found a cab and we got drunk on margaritas :)

The weekend was pretty mellow. Chus has a new friend. Around the block from us is a gal that has a Lhasa Apso around Chus's age named Cosita. She let us in to her front yard and the two went to town! They were having so much fun chasing one another. It was so cute. I'll have to set up a playdate :) Later that night we hung out w/ my Milwaukee Sister and did damage at the Virgin Megastore and Tower! Oh no! We ate Pizza, had lousy service, and hung out. It was fun as always.

Sunday did nothing. It was so nice :) I did however watch some movies. Head In The Clouds was alright. And I watched half of a bad Mexican movies called Desnudos. It was very Televisa acting wise if you know what I mean. The only good thing was this hot ass actor in it named Juan Vidal. He looks like a bootleg Charlie Massó!! Yummy! I must find out more about him.

When I come back from Mexico I have to start looking for a new job hardcore! Or maybe even a new career? We'll see. It's not too bad right now. I have to fill out my self-review today, who comes up w/ these things? Hope everyone is well.

A mí me gusta...

I'm off!

Gloria! Gloria!

Tomorrow is the Gloria Trevi concert! I can't wait! The last time I saw her was when I was 15 at Soldier Field @ Viva México. Wow...I'm old. That was 13 years ago! Gasp! Shock! Rob is super excited since he never saw her before. I personally am going to enjoy this one so much more. I can't wait! Will I be the loudest loca there? It'll be tough w/ all the nocas (remember? naca locas) there.

Zombies

So I totally missed the Fangoria chat last night! Ughh! Damn military time always confuses me! However...I did read the transcript! Alaska is friggin' hilarious. My favorite comment was when they asked her about Thalía's cover (or shall I say blasphemous cover) of ¿A quién le importa, they replied: NO lo hemos oido, a Alaska le han puesto un poco esta mañana en la radio y le parece muy Thalia. LOL! I love the last comment...le parece muy Thalia. LOL! Also Milwaukee Sister, they love Moenia's cover of "Ni tú ni nade" :) Since I had a few request for an Alaska song I decided to post one of my favorite remixes. What I love is that they always rename the song when it's remixed. Since Chiringuito mentioned it, I've upload a remix of Mi novio es un zombi. Click here to download ZOMBIS EN LA CASA DEL AMOR. Enjoy!

Not sure about straight girls, but many gay boys I know (I myself am guilty of this) buy CDs we deem cute boy selections. You know what I'm talking about. A cd that you probably will never listen to but you have to have it cause the guy is so hot! I am guilty as this past weekend I won on ebay a copy of one of Bobby Pulido's cds!!! Damn is he hot. If I had a pussy it would be wet just thinking about him! Lol! Grrr...check out that ass!

Not much else going on. But...Friday is the Gloria Trevi concert!! I shall listen to her to get me pumped :)

Huracán mexicano...

Fangoria are doing a chat tomorrow night on esmas.com! Woo hoo! Maybe I'll stop by if I don't have to work late. They are also releasing Arquitectura efímera in Mexico on April 12...and they will be performing at the 40 Principales concert at the Plaza de Toros México on April 14!! How cool!! It's about friggin' time they release their stuff in Alaska's homeland! I think the last time was when Fan Fatal came out (Alaska y Dinarama's last album from 1989). I wish I were in Mexico for that.

Pretty mellow weekend. It's too sunny out. What's going on? I don't do well w/ heat, sun, etc. I like gloomy weather. Not necesarily snowing, but gloomy. Like when it's raining. I love it when it rains. I know how goth. Lol! Must be all those years of listening to Robert Smith. I did make dinner Friday night. Spinich pasta and meatballs! Yummy! I don't feel like writing any more right now. I have to call Mexico and get a hotel. Until we meet again...

Lookout weekend here I come

Thank god it's Friday! I just had an awful week at work and I am so glad it's over. My boss is totally working my nerves and I have to really find a new job. I think it may even be this industry. Am I sick of Graphic Design? I'm bored is more like it. I thought about dabbling in Interior Design, but now that I think of it, it's probably just the same bs, just in a different format. So it got me thinking, every time I am in a meeting I am doddleing something. 9 times out of 10 it's a woman's face. Maybe I should get into becoming a makeup artist. I think it would be fun. Or would it be too faggy? Lol!

Did you guys watch the spectacle that was ¡Selena Vive! last night? I had to watch it. It was like watching a carwreck. First of all it was beyond boring. All the acts on there (with the exception of Barrio Boyz) never even worked w/ Selena. At least Bobby Pulido (I'll get to his hottieness later) and Jay Pérez at least came from the same genre/scene as her. Can we talk about the performances? I don't know who was worse Thalía or Ana Bárbara? They both suck ass live, and it was evident as both of them clung onto each and every breath! Dio' mío! I loved India it would have been nice if she would have thrown down w/ a rendition of My Love (my favorite Selena song; did I mention it's so freestlye!! You'd think Sweet Sensation could have recorded it!). A boy can dream. Alejandra Guzmán was great as well. But everyone else. Boring. What's up w/ Soraya's hair? Speaking of hair when did Abrahm Quintanilla get a bad toupe? Getting back to Bobby Pulido...OMG he's hot!! I love me a man in some tight blue jeans. Did you see his package?!!!!? Se mojaron los calzones al verlo. Lol!

I did a list on amazon.com that I think you'll all enjoy. Since I've been on such a freestyle kick (I've found Pajama Party & Shana cd's for really cheap!) I thought I'd do a freestyle list. At least something to tide me over until my Denise López cd arrives. Here it is...Freestyle Fiesta!. Enjoy!

It's baby picture time! I have been meaning to post this forever, so here goes! Above is my dearest friend Claudia's daughter Celina Jordan. How cute!!!

And the newest addition to Martha's family...Kiko! Awwww! Nice name (hint hint). Have a good weekend everyone! No time for a song today.

London Express

I have been so busy at work that I have not had time to update my blog (forgive me I do have a job). Hope you're all well! Every morning I still come in and read all the blogs I have linked here, hoping for updates. So I apologize to those that actually do care about mine. Went to Milwaukee this weekend and did mostly family things. Stopped at Bryant's w/ my cousins and their crazy friends. It was fun. Had Rocky Rococo's :) All is well. Trying to save $$ for my trip to Mexico. If only I didn't have all these bills.

Last night my girl Lluvy got eliminated from Amercia's Next Top Model. She's such a pretty girl but when she's in front of the camera, it just ain't happening. Now that she's gone I still am rooting for Keenyah but now I am really digging Brittany as well. She's just so trashy I can't stand it! So yes my Wed. night is taken, don't you dare call me from 7-8pm!

Last night we also watched Spanglish. I really liked it (though it was über long). I love Paz Vega so it was niec to see her on screen again, and I loves me some Tea Leoni. It was nice to see Cecilia Suarez as well (Mexcian actress in films such as Sexo pudor y lagrimas, Todo el poder, etc.). It came from the director of As Good As It Gets so that must explain why I liked it so much.

So I had to share this über tacky image I found of Carmen Salinas and Irma Serrano from the 70s (at least I think judging by their outfits). It's trash-a-riffic!!! Thought all you regulars at Quiero ser santa would enjoy it :)

For those of you here in Chicago, one of my favorites is on the cover of the new Chicago Social: Jeremy Piven! Grrrr! I need some alone time w/ my issue.

Not sure if there are any fans of Wild Orchid out there, but my fave of the three ladies, Stefanie Ridel, has just lent her vocals to DJ Rain's song Just Another Day. You can here it here on DJ Rain's myspace page. With all the focus on Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson since joining the Black Eyed Peas, it's nice to hear something new from Stef.

Are you ready?? Elan is finally releasing a follow-up to her masterpiece Street Child!!!!!! They've updated her website and added tons of features. You must check it out. Her new album entitled London Express is available for pre-order on her official online store as well as a new version of Street Child containing a previously unreleased track So Happy (though they've omitted Another Woman in its place). I can not begin to tell you all how excited I am about this new album. Over the past year Elan has become one of my favorite singers and her debut has not left my ipod, cd player, etc. ever. In fact she's the most played artist on my ipod. The album will ship on April 28. Better place my order fast! Talk to you all later.

Out of Control

Do any of you remember a show on Nickelodeon from the mid 80s called OUT OF CONTROL??? It starred Dave Coulier(aka Unlce Joey from Full House). No one remembers this show! I know it was on, look there's even a website for it!

We're off to Milwaukee this weekend to help cleanout my parents storefront so they can rent it out. I'm hoping we can stop at Bryant's for a drink (it is the best bar in the world!!!). I hope we also get to eat Rocky Rococo's, it's the best!

I'll post a song later on. Hope everyone has a lovely April Fool's Day.

13

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! Guess who released a new album?? If you didn't guess already, he's pictured to your right. I adore this man (Javier García) and have been wondering what ever happened to him and hoping to God he would record again. My prayers were answered!! I found out accidently by browsing itunes. Anyways I purchased it yesterday and am giving it a spin as I type this. I hope it's good. His debut is gonna be a hard one to live up to. If you're interested in it, click here. This is his first album since his debut in 1997.

I have a trip to Mexico in May. Kind of last minute but I will be in Durango the second week of May. I will be going w/ my Mom but I have to be w/out Rob + Chus for a week :( It's going to be tough. I've only been apart from either one a day at the most. At least I can go CD shopping.

I found some killer finds on ebay and my sales are going well. I got $50 for a Thalía out of print CD and $42 for another out-of-print cd by Yuri!!! Woo hoo!! It paid for Chus's vet bill today! Yes!

Ok as I promised...here it is...Chrissy I-eece "You Should Know By Now". Tell me the similarity w/ India is not eerie! Leave your comments and let me know what you think. I personaly love it and can't stop listening to it (all while annoying Rob). Sorry :P

Tranquilo

I don't mean to delay my updates, but life sometimes presents obstacles. I had some this weekend, but I am not going to get into that right now. Things are better though. We didn't do anything for Easter, but we did however take this adorable picture of Chus with his Easter Bunny! We couldn't get him to stay still so Rob had to hold him because he was more interested in beating the crap out of it :)

Fangoria are touring! Spain only right now, but they are going to México in April to promote the release of Arquitectura Efímera. In Spain meanwhile they are re-releasing the album and redubbing it Arquitectura efímera deconstruida and it will contain the regular CD, a CD w/ remixes and a DVD w/ all the videos and some performaces!!!! Check out this graphic for their new tour in Spain. God I wish I could go! They are fucking amazing live. Just to bask in Alaska's glory again. Sigh.

Since I am in a Spanish mood, I thought I'd post this new pic of Marta Sánchez looking extremely hot in her photo shoot for Maxim Spain. I'm liking the shorter hair. Will we ever see her go dark?

So I have a new freestyle obsession! Her name is Chrissy I-eece and I swear to God her and India must be related. Pictured at left is her only album, a Salsa album from 1992 I believe, and tell me she does not look like India in that picture? That's not all. She sounds JUST LIKE HER!!!! Omg it's scary!! Turns out she only did some freestyle singles (like 12" only) and never a whole freestyle album. I'm obsessed with her now! And to top it off one of her songs, You Should Know By Now was written by Marc Anthony and produced by Little Louie Vega (who is India's ex-husband). Eerie!! I'd upload the song but I don't have access to the mp3 and I forgot my cords to my ipod since I have a bootleg program to extract MP3s. Tomorrow I guess. BTW check cout this site as it's the bomb. Freestyle Divas, they feature all my broads there and it's where I found out more about Chrissy :). TTFN.

Hungover

So I haven't updated in awhile. I was out of the office these past two days. I stayed home cause I was sick. Not much going on otherwise, just trying to catch up on what I missed. As for the weekend...

Friday night we went to see Bride & Prejudice. It was alright. I didn't love it, nor did I hate it. I loved Gurinder Chadha's last film Bend It Like Beckham (I swear I know every line by heart), so I guess it was hard to live up to.

Saturday was the bday throwdown for my Milwaukee Sister. We had a blast! I got super drunk! Yeah! I don't remember how many mango margaritas I had nor how many blue motherfuckers I drank at Roscoe's. But I do remember they played all our broads in the videobar :) Hope you had a blast Sista M! I know I did. We even ate drunk pizza at the Pie Hole (isn't that an awful name? Lol!). Yummy.

Sunday we decided to go to Maxwell Street and get some hangover food (aka Huaraches). We had 2 each! Oh no! But they were sooooooooooooo good! So again we found all kinds of deals there. I bought (get this) on DVD She-Devil & Elvira Mistress Of The Night!!!! But my true treasure of the day was finding on vinyl Appolonia 6 the single for Drive Me Wild by Vanity 6 and this Vanity solo single that has an oddly large picture label on both sides. One side has Pretty Mess and the other Mechanical Emotion! Check them out...

After Mawell Street. I started to feel rather icky. Not to metion I was SUPER hungover from Eddie's bday outing. So I ended up staying in while Rob took care of me and I watched all my DVDs I bought plus Wonder Boys. Did I mention these only cost $5 each? Love Maxwell Street!

Monday I woke up really icky w/ a sore throat and just felt all achy. So I stayed home and by Tuesday I still didn't feel any better so I stayed home as well. But we did sneak in some CD scavanger hunting :) Found some cool stores where we got some steals and some long sought titles as well! Kiara for $5! Woo hoo!

Today I ordered some stuff from Spain. Why is shipping so damn expensive?? It was more $$ than the actual items I purchased. ¡Joder! I must leave you all w/ my song of the day. I have been searching for this mix forever!!! I saw a drag queen perform as Bibi Gaytán years ago at Circuit and she did this remix of Mucha mujer para ti. I was finally able to download it on Limewire. So for all of you enjoy this Bibi remix!.

Sista M Day!

So today is St. Patrick's Day, but I've decided from now on Feb. 17 will be Sista M Day!! If you haven't guessed it by now, it's my Milwaukee Sister's Bday! We are gonna go out Sat. to celebrate and get Trashy Kathy! Happy birthday Sista M! May Toy be with you on your special day :)

America's Next Top Model is so good right now! With that one broad fainting last night *thud* and the wrestler revealing she's bi (aka a lesbian)! Gasp! Shock! Horror! Duh is more like it. Anyhoo...last night's pics were fabu. I have to say based on last night's photos my top 3 are Keenyah (love her since ep. 1!!), Lluvy (she has the most unique face of all the contestants) and Tiffany (she looks gorgeous w/ her extensions, reminds me a bit of Naomi Campbell). This season is gonna be good!

Anyhoo, I've been on such a freestyle kick lately. I just love it. It's so campy and so awful. I was hoping to locate a copy of Shana's debut I Want You. But it goes for a ridiculous amount on amazon.com!! $80 is the asking price. Holy shit Batman! This genre is gonna make me poorer than I already am. Lol...like that's possible. Turns out this gal is now doing country music and living here in Chicago! How fun! Maybe we'll stalk her and force her to sing I want you, I want you so bad I need you.... Thanks to the lovlies at SayHey! I was able to download the entire album!! What would I do w/out them??

Before I leave I had to share this w/ you all. My twin blog forwarded this to me and I was laughing so hard and loud here at the office that my coworkers came over to see what all the fuss was about. It's funny, wrong?, but so true. I've seen so many chaches (aka cholas) throughought this city sporting the Sharpie Brows...

19 months and couting...

Today is our 19 month anniversary. We're going on 2 years this August. I don't want to sound mushy or anything, but I have never been this happy in my life. Someone who not only understands all my quirks and more but appreciates them! So to celebrate I've chosen to share song w/ all of you that I dedicated to Rob when we first started dating. It still holds true today. Belinda Carlisle "You Came Out Of Nowhere".

Blast from the past

La Garrota, aka Martha sent me this pic last week. It seems like ages ago, but in reality I think it's about 5 years old. Wow! I remember cause I had just moved to Chicago and they (Claudia, Martha, Santi) came to visit me. I think it was at the Palladium. Memories.

Haven't blogged in a few days. Not too much going on. My mom & dad visited on Saturday w/ 2 of my cousins. Was nice but I was exhausted cause I had gone to bed late the night before. Sunday Rob and I went to Maxwell Street. It's been awhile since we've gone (it's been freezing). Found some CDs (I got a Rocío Durcal CD I had been looking for) and after we found another new CD store not too far from our house. I know you must think we have an addiction. Well we do! So what!

Before I forget I am whoring some old used CDs since I have to pay some bills (aren't I always??). If you are interested in what I am selling visit my ebay listings page. I am also selling more of Rocío's postcards & calendars.

Not much going on this week but Saturday is my Milwaukee Sister's bday outing! I can't wait. I know he reads this so I am just forwarning you Eddie that you better bring a mop with you on Saturday. Hint. Hint.

That's all for now. Hope you're all well. I've been trying to catch up on everyone's blogs. Happ belated bday to La diosa dominicana, Glennys.

Trevolution

I've been meaning to tell you all this, but in case you didn't know, Gloria Trevi is going to tour the US and she comes to Chicago on Friday, April 15!!!! Tickets went on sale like 2 weeks ago and I was not aware :( It was to have taken place at the United Center but today we found out it was moved to the Aaragon (a standing-room only venue as opposed to seating United Center)!! I got two tickets for Rob and I today. I can't wait!!! Last time I saw her I was 15 or so and it was at Viva México here in Chicago @ Soldier Field. So who's going?? It's gonna be a blast. I can just see all the nocas (naca locas) now!

Slumber Party weekend!

Sorry I have not blogged in forever. Lately it's just been harder and harder for me. Laziness? I don't know. Nonetheless, here's my update. Rocío left for Mexico yesterday :( We'll miss her, but at the same time it's nice to have some alone time. For her going away her boss had a dinner party Friday and let me tell you, we drank! Don't ask me how many glasses of sangría I drank! It was a blast!

Saturday we had our postponed slumber party w/ my milwaukee sister. it was fun!!! Eddie came over and we had our traditional Taco Bell meal :) We made Blue Motherfuckers. I don't remember how many we drank, but they always taste better after you've had 4 or 5. Lol! While Rob was making Rocío some mix CDs, Eddie and I got restless and decided to start playing a Freestyle drinking game! We watched videos and everytime they said boy or love we drank! You should have seen us during Sweet Sensation's Love Child! It was a blast! Somehow in our drunkeness we also decided we needed to start our own freestyle drag show (as there are none in Chicago). We finally got around to our official drinking game of the night. We watched several episodes of The Simpsons and each picked a character and everytime our character appeared in a scene we had to drink! What fun!

The day after took Rocío to the blue line to go to O'hare. The three of us headed over to the Mega Mall (how ghetto!!) to look for rare cd's and also went to Disco City, where I finally purchased Daniela Romo's newest. The rest of the day was spent being lazy. It was a goregeous day, like 60º out, but we were so tired we really didn't do much.

That was our exciting weekend. Today I overslept so I was late to work and my whole day feels off. Oh well. Before I forget I wanted to let you know that I am selling on ebay, a calander and set of postcards that Rocío and her girlfriend produced! Check it out HERE.

Got it!

I am not gonna blog much today, but I am going to share something with you all. It's been awhile since I've posted a song of the day. So to make up for lost time...here is the theme song from my favorite telenovela of all-time, MUCHACHITAS!!! I won the cd on ebay last week and it arrived yesterday. For those of you who don't know, it's sung by Lorena Tassinari. If you listen carefully you'll notice the music is a bit different from the one used on the actual show. This one doesn't sound as 80s. Nonetheless...enjoy!!! Muchachitas theme song by Lorena Tassinari!