No Info Guide
I can't complain because of the Cable service. Along with a long list of movie channels, we have the WB and I can check my favorite shows here (Gilmore Girls, Friends, etc). But I can't stop insisting with the remote control buttons trying to find the info guide, ha ha! Then I remember this is not Illico, just normal cable. My favorite movies now are the ones that have the title at the end of the credits, so at least I can know what was playing... What a loser! LOL.
Things are well. I went "partying" last night with my friends. The quotations marks are there because I just can't stand still after midnight... the young age is gone. We went to have dinner (Italian) and then to a Karaoke bar, but around 1 a.m. I said good night to everyone. Today I spent the day putting the few Chrismtas decorations on... My mom didn't even thank me, but that's another story. My birthday is on Friday... and I miss the hubby. *Le sigh*
Pavos Indultados
Patrice informed me that President Bush has pardonned two turkeys that won't be eaten on Thanksgiving and they will become the White House pets during the festivities. I'm wondering if they will cook the cute Scottie, Barney... ha ha ha! Bad joke (sorry, Dara!).
Just wanted to stop and say hello and thank everyone for their comments and e-mails; I wish I could reply to all of them, but my internet time here is very limited if I don't want to leave my mom with a huge phone bill. Things are good, we're going to Bogotá within the next two weeks to spend a few days with my mom's sister and my cousins. One of my cousins is a Dr. and she's into Homeopathy, so she's going to check how things are inside Bea :) I can't wait to see them... It's been way too long.
Auntie Again!
I don't find a lot of things to post about these days. I've already stated it very clearly that I'm happy with my family and friends and I've met a lot of people. My friends come over almost every day and life is good in general, except for the "turista" that seems to be attacking me, but I'll recover.
However, my brother and his wife dropped THE bomb today: They are expecting another baby!!! Sweet Jesus, I screamed so hard I think the neighbors thought someone was killing me, ha ha! They haven't told my nephew yet because he will drive them crazy, but the new member of the family is expected in July 2004. God bless them! I'm so happy... I'll be an auntie again!
Impossible MSN
For some reason we can't connect to the MSN networks from my brother's computer. The messenger keeps giving me a "your username and password are incorrect" message and when I try to login to Hotmail I get a "Page Not Available" screen. So right now I'm at Patrice's mercy to go and remove all the junk mail I receive. Not to mention I haven't been able to communicate with the few pals I have on MSN, but I do connect to Yahoo! a few minutes during the day. Anyway, I hope everyone is doing fine!
I'm having a blast here, been seeing friends and my stomach hurts after all the laughing. I really had a wonderful childhood and we cherish every moment we spend talking about it, especially about all the crazy stuff we used to do. Everybody is happy to see me and I have a first Girls Day Out for tomorrow with three of my best friends. They are going to check on the new PCS technology that has been introduced in the city and they want my "Developped Country Inhabitant" advice, ha!
My mom, the artist, is doing so many beautiful things I want to learn how to do myself. She's doing decorative painting on wood and fabric, she's into oil painting classes, she's doing some kind of knitting with something called "Telar" and the only word I found for that one in English is "Loom", which I just don't know if it's correct. I want to pick up my knitting too... I'm feeling the creative juices flow at high speed and I have to seize the chance now that I'm here with people who will keep me company.
That's all for now. Will have busy weekend, I guess. TTFN!
Good in Bed
When I packed my bags to come to Colombia some of the first things I chose to put inside were books. I brought with me four books and said to myself that I was going to be a good girl and not buy any books in the news stands at Miami airport. The truth is I didn't even make it out of Montreal without surrendering to the temptation of a brand new book; I bought it at the Maison de la Presse stand that was just in front of my departure gate... I know, bad Bea. I had put A Year in Provence in my carry-on bag to read it during the long journey, but I just couldn't resist that copy of Jennifer Weiner's Good in Bed I saw.
The minute the plane took off I got captivated by Cannie Shapiro's story and I didn't put the book down in three our flight from Montreal. Once in Miami I was happily greeted by Eliz who drove 40 minutes, leaving the comfort of her house and the company of her husband and children to come and meet me. We ate lunch at La Carreta, delicious cuban restaurant, and spent three whole hours talking about everything you can imagine; I had a great time! (Thank you again, Eliz!). Then it was time for me to go to wait for my flight to Colombia and there at the gate I picked the book again and read and read until it was time to board, and once in the plane I sat down comfortably and continued. Johnny English was the in-flight movie, but I decided the story about the plus sized girl from Philadelphia was way more entertaining. I read through little naps (because I was really tired!). I read before going to bed on Monday after I arrived, I read yesterday and I finished the book in less than two days... It's just wonderful!
Now I have this urge to go back and pick a copy of In Her Shoes, even if the story is not about Cannie anymore, but she's there. I really liked Jennifer Weiner's style, I read the interview at the end of the book and I even thought about sending an e-mail to her to tell her I loved the way she showed me how the biggest misconceptions about big people are held by big people themselves. A great read indeed.
