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Aug. 2nd, 2003 07:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zana16My first enthusiastic encounter with Mexican food consisted of me getting drivethrough and biting into a hot bean burrito whilst waiting for the light to turn. Fortunately the car was stopped because otherwise there would have been an accident. I literally burned the roof of my mouth off. Blistered and came off. Ewww.
My grandmother's reaction was, "Sue. They've got the money." I said I wasn't going to sue them for my stupidity. But I've had to eat only yogurt and applesauce because anything else tears up the newly formed skin. This could get old. Fortunately I found a brand of very good organic yogurt.
Beyond that, Bridgitte is still the cutest dog ever, I've set up my bookshelves in the attic and unpacked all my childhood books (six bookcases full), and my parents' new house is pretty cool. Except for the cold showers. But my brother came home yesterday so I'm staying with my grandparents next door. I have gone from spending hours online every day pretending to do real work to having only very temperamental dialup, so I haven't been reading any of your entries. If you need to let me know something, email or call please.
The house is painted bright colors, which is weird. I took my brother clothes shopping and while we were there attempted the sex talk. He was not enthusiastic and I told him I would always be there for questions. There was the point where I admitted "I actually know more about gay male sex than het sex... more about gay male sex than lesbian sex, and I've actually had that." And the point where he claimed to know all about sex and didn't need any information from me. I raised an eyebrow and said, your girlfriend is 15, you're 18, you'd better know better than to risk prison. But that was the extent of our conversation. It passed to "Do you REALLY need to buy this shirt with the offensive slogan on it? Why can't you buy NICE boxers with dragons on them? Smiley-faces even? WHY the cartoon of the little sponge guy? WHY?"
Also saw Whale Rider with my dad. It was quite good. Am listening to The Mists of Avalon on tape, as I have never been able to get into it when reading. I'm not really big on the symbolism, but it's much better than the author's rewriting of Cassandra and Troy.
My grandmother's reaction was, "Sue. They've got the money." I said I wasn't going to sue them for my stupidity. But I've had to eat only yogurt and applesauce because anything else tears up the newly formed skin. This could get old. Fortunately I found a brand of very good organic yogurt.
Beyond that, Bridgitte is still the cutest dog ever, I've set up my bookshelves in the attic and unpacked all my childhood books (six bookcases full), and my parents' new house is pretty cool. Except for the cold showers. But my brother came home yesterday so I'm staying with my grandparents next door. I have gone from spending hours online every day pretending to do real work to having only very temperamental dialup, so I haven't been reading any of your entries. If you need to let me know something, email or call please.
The house is painted bright colors, which is weird. I took my brother clothes shopping and while we were there attempted the sex talk. He was not enthusiastic and I told him I would always be there for questions. There was the point where I admitted "I actually know more about gay male sex than het sex... more about gay male sex than lesbian sex, and I've actually had that." And the point where he claimed to know all about sex and didn't need any information from me. I raised an eyebrow and said, your girlfriend is 15, you're 18, you'd better know better than to risk prison. But that was the extent of our conversation. It passed to "Do you REALLY need to buy this shirt with the offensive slogan on it? Why can't you buy NICE boxers with dragons on them? Smiley-faces even? WHY the cartoon of the little sponge guy? WHY?"
Also saw Whale Rider with my dad. It was quite good. Am listening to The Mists of Avalon on tape, as I have never been able to get into it when reading. I'm not really big on the symbolism, but it's much better than the author's rewriting of Cassandra and Troy.
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Date: 2003-08-02 07:06 pm (UTC)Wait. What? How recently was this?
I mean...you live in San Antonio. And you are like what, 21 or 22? There's just no way someone can live in Texas for 22 years and not have encountered Mexican food.
Is there?
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Date: 2003-08-03 11:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-08-03 11:46 am (UTC)And much as the white people here in SA try to kid themselves that 3/4 of the city doesn't exist, you're very right, it IS impossible to live in San Antonio and not run into Mexican American culture every single day. It's one of the few things that is absolutely wonderful in Texas.
Totally.