Round 2
I'm mad at Polo and at people who should train him to behave. Still. Because I'm the person home in the day, I get to be the one who deals with him having 'accidents' and scratching/biting my feet and legs. He still thinks its a game, but it's not and it upsets me, frustrates me, reduces me to angry and frustrated tears.
So, S, we aren't having a dog. When I called my suegra for advice and she was trying to calm me down, I actually said, "I hate dogs."
Because in the place I'm living? I do. This doesn't mean that I don't generally care about their welfare or responsible pet ownership. It just means that I don't want one anywhere near me or my living situation.
And the worst part of all is that the dog isn't at fault at all, but everyone gets mad at him. So even though I don't want to be anywhere near him, I get frustrated on his behalf. It sucks, basically.
27.5.08
18.5.08
News
So good news on the S coming to live in the same country as me front.
But bad news in that his Tata's brother (who was only 59) passed away Friday night/Saturday morning. I went to the burial today with my in-laws, and S couldn't go because they wouldn't give him off work. And that sucked.
It's sad for me for several reasons.
1. I actually knew this great uncle, he was at our wedding (for those that read this and recall, he was one of the drunk uncles)
2. He is so young!
3. Tata is really upset about it, and his wife's health isn't great so that makes me worry also.
During the burial I was holding the hand of one of the five year old twins, and he was kind of confused as to what was going on. He asked me things like, but aren't there two Tio Omar's? So everyone is sad, right? What do you say to a five year old? I told him that yes, we are all sad, Tio Omar is in heaven now and what he needs to do is show his granddad lots of love. I think it worked OK. But it's still sad.
But bad news in that his Tata's brother (who was only 59) passed away Friday night/Saturday morning. I went to the burial today with my in-laws, and S couldn't go because they wouldn't give him off work. And that sucked.
It's sad for me for several reasons.
1. I actually knew this great uncle, he was at our wedding (for those that read this and recall, he was one of the drunk uncles)
2. He is so young!
3. Tata is really upset about it, and his wife's health isn't great so that makes me worry also.
During the burial I was holding the hand of one of the five year old twins, and he was kind of confused as to what was going on. He asked me things like, but aren't there two Tio Omar's? So everyone is sad, right? What do you say to a five year old? I told him that yes, we are all sad, Tio Omar is in heaven now and what he needs to do is show his granddad lots of love. I think it worked OK. But it's still sad.
11.5.08
ash and pollution
S told me I should post something, so that I move that thing that didn't link correctly down the page, because I'm too lazy to click a few boxes and make that post disappear.
The volcanic ash from Chaiten supposedly arrived over Santiago sometime today, but very high up in the atmosphere. The pollution is actually quite bad, I can barely see the mountains right behind the house and I can feel less of a difference between the air quality in the centro and here at the house. So that's unfortunate.
Everyone here thinks I'm crazy with my interest in (and knowledge of) volcanoes. Whatever, they're losing out! ;-)
The volcanic ash from Chaiten supposedly arrived over Santiago sometime today, but very high up in the atmosphere. The pollution is actually quite bad, I can barely see the mountains right behind the house and I can feel less of a difference between the air quality in the centro and here at the house. So that's unfortunate.
Everyone here thinks I'm crazy with my interest in (and knowledge of) volcanoes. Whatever, they're losing out! ;-)
8.3.08
how well do you know your world
This was totally fun:
Beat my score of (ok well the "IQ") 120... though some of the stuff is random. And they have Concepcion, Chile on the wrong place in the map. Like, where Valparaiso is. Someone doesn't know their South American geography...
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Beat my score of (ok well the "IQ") 120... though some of the stuff is random. And they have Concepcion, Chile on the wrong place in the map. Like, where Valparaiso is. Someone doesn't know their South American geography...
3.3.08
what the frak is going on?
SO COOL.
And yes it's a commercial. I don't care. I love Battlestar Galactica. It's still cool.
And yes it's a commercial. I don't care. I love Battlestar Galactica. It's still cool.
26.2.08
travels are fun
So. Long time no post. I know.
The spirit hasn't moved me.
But the spirit has returned, in the form of my lovely sister who is living in the Netherlands. She just set up a blog and I'm looking forward to reading it. And for those of my readers here who have um stuck around, you should check it out. Because my sister is cool.
The spirit hasn't moved me.
But the spirit has returned, in the form of my lovely sister who is living in the Netherlands. She just set up a blog and I'm looking forward to reading it. And for those of my readers here who have um stuck around, you should check it out. Because my sister is cool.
8.1.08
another great piece by gloria steinem
Women are Never Front Runners, by Gloria Steinem
I'm voting for Senator Clinton despite my brother's attempts to change my mind. I'll defy my demographic by NOT voting for Senator Obama. And with this article the New York Times has started to make up for their hiring of William Kristol... but they aren't quite there yet.
I'm voting for Senator Clinton despite my brother's attempts to change my mind. I'll defy my demographic by NOT voting for Senator Obama. And with this article the New York Times has started to make up for their hiring of William Kristol... but they aren't quite there yet.
7.1.08
space + earthquakes + chile
I don't usually have a lot of time on the computer while I'm here, but since I was waiting up for S to get back from work, I found myself reading a lot of, well, random stuff. However, this is really cool - a view of northern Chile from Space:
(from solarviews.com)
And then I started reading about theories about how the Andes were formed, the Peru-Chile Trench, and more about earthquakes! What is too bad is that most of the information out there is really basic (that is, stuff I've known since I was little) or very specialized, that is, pages full of seismographic data that I don't have the tools to make sense of. Why is there no middle ground? I don't have the background for the specialized stuff, but the basic stuff is, well, basic. Alas.
(from solarviews.com)And then I started reading about theories about how the Andes were formed, the Peru-Chile Trench, and more about earthquakes! What is too bad is that most of the information out there is really basic (that is, stuff I've known since I was little) or very specialized, that is, pages full of seismographic data that I don't have the tools to make sense of. Why is there no middle ground? I don't have the background for the specialized stuff, but the basic stuff is, well, basic. Alas.
2.1.08
ah 2008
New Year's at the beach and wedding anniversary celebrations are fun.
In case you were wondering, of course.
In case you were wondering, of course.
23.12.07
merry almost christmas
I had forgotten how bad a hangover I get from too much pisco. Let's just say that it totally sucks. And I now recall why I only drink pisco in small amounts. Ouch.
Apart from that, good times are had by all in this neck of the woods. It's crazy hot, people wait until the last minute to shop, and we're doing (we being my mother in law and I) a cross-cultural Christmas Eve dinner - I think they are a little freaked out about the sound of the Green Bean Casserole, but they'll come around once they taste it. Or I'll be eating a lot of green beans.
I also just read a quick book that an aunt lent me (yay totally exciting) called Bonsai (Alejandro Zambra 2006), I'm still not sure what my reaction to it is. But it was a random book to read, and everyone knows I love that.
Merry Almost Christmas!
Apart from that, good times are had by all in this neck of the woods. It's crazy hot, people wait until the last minute to shop, and we're doing (we being my mother in law and I) a cross-cultural Christmas Eve dinner - I think they are a little freaked out about the sound of the Green Bean Casserole, but they'll come around once they taste it. Or I'll be eating a lot of green beans.
I also just read a quick book that an aunt lent me (yay totally exciting) called Bonsai (Alejandro Zambra 2006), I'm still not sure what my reaction to it is. But it was a random book to read, and everyone knows I love that.
Merry Almost Christmas!
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