#wish me luck huevos

[which-qsmp-egg-would]

I AM FINALLY GETTING ENIGMA DO MEDO

[ships-to-sail]

Oops! Almost missed this one, thank you to all of you for the tags, it finally woke up my tumblr app enough to yell at me!

The good news is that today was a suuuper productive writing day, and I can taste the end of chapter one of the WW2 AU! We're getting there, yall. The first mile of a million but hey. We're on the path 😂

Since the minute his train had pulled into Grand Central and he’d seen June’s hand flapping at him anxiously from all the way down the terminal, he’d been entranced with everything about New York: the bright lights, the swirl of language and music and noise underlying every corner of the city with its own custom symphony; his ability to start the day with huevos rancheros and end it with chocolate zeppole all within the same distance from his front door. He loved the way the city lived and breathed beneath his feet, the cumulation of hundreds of thousands of private lives all lived within a hair's breadth of one another, on top of a land older than them all, that had been absorbing the energy of a slowly growing humanity long before the first white-ass cabrones had set foot on this already-owned land. “Hey, Alex, missed you last night!” The owner of the corner newsstand yells at him as he passes, waving with the newspaper in his hand as Alex touches two fingers to the corner of his hat and smiles.  “Something tells me you did alright,” he yells back, and catches Miguel’s fond eye roll as he keeps walking and Miguel goes back to stocking the day's papers. 

The boys are on their collision course, friends. Wish them both luck! Tags under the cut, but as always, if you wanna play, consider yourself tagged!

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[pbandjesse]

I wish I could say I had a better day. I was happy to spend the day with James. We are good food. We painted pottery. We had milkshakes and went to goodwill. I took a nap. I made a bear. It should have been a really good day! But I was miserable inside. I tried really hard to shake it but I was really going through it.

I know irs because I was so exhausted. Yesterday was incredibly tough and then I struggled to fall asleep even though I was so tired. And it wasn't bad sleep. But I wanted more.

So when I woke up at 830 I was a little disoriented. I would dose until 9 and then was upset that James wasn't here. They said they would be back from their 40 mile bike ride before I woke up and the werent so I was confused. But then I found they left me a note. They had had to go back out to go to the museum because Kate, who will be working the front desk now, was locked out of the musuem. Because Phil was watching the TV in the maintenance office and didn't hear the door bell. So he's lost TV privileges.

I would get washed and dressed and was frustrated that it was so hot. It was hot everywhere. Our house is 85 degrees inside and in our bedroom even with the AC constantly on it is 78 degrees. Like if you are just right in front of the air you get cool but it's not cooling down the room. It sucks. It is just so wildly hot out that it's so hard to fight against it. I really hope it cools down soon. We were spoiled a few weeks ago. I miss it so bad.

James would come home while I was chilling in front of the ac. They would have to take a second shower and get dressed again. I felt annoyed for them. But they would look so cute in their new shirt. I was excited to spend the day together even if I wasn't feeling amazing.

We went to Hampden to have brunch. We went to Golden West and it was surprisingly not busy. James got hopi cakes and coffee and I got huevos rancheros and a soda. And it was so good but I only could eat half. We were looking at Pinterest for idea for our painted house numbers. And for our other project. The plan was to collaborate on the house numbers and then I would do a bowl and James would do a container for change.

I was also just eavesdropping on the conversations around us and enjoying watching people. And just being with my love. I was just so tired.

We got a box to take half my breakfast with us. I had hoped the food and caffeine would perk me up. But it didn't. I was determined to do the day we planned on. But I was struggling.

We got to amazing glaze 20 minutes after they opened. It wasn't busy yet but it would get busy in the hour and a half we were there.

I was surprised they didn't have any just plain tiles today. So we pivoted and I found a curly fancy N in their clearance box. And we would design that together. James would use my reference to draw out the numbers and I think the 1 looks like a 7 but it's fine. It's mainly for us. And we decided on a Maryland color pallet with the black eyed Susan's. And I really like how it came out. It was nice doing it together. But I am not going to lie. I was very close to fall apart. I was so tired. I was so miserable. I kept telling myself you are having a good time! You love this! But I was so sad. And so we just quietly worked. And I tried to be more positive even though I was falling apart.

We both made turtles which I thought was so cute. I based my bowl off of an anthropology bowl that had people swimming in a lake. I did a pond with turtles and frogs instead. And James did an egg with a sea turtle in it. So cute.

We finished up and paid and walked across the way to get milkshakes. James got a vanilla malt and I got "mintflix and chill" which is just a white mint chocolate with cookie pieces. It was very good. And felt nice to have something cool.

Our next stop was a good will to look for a Maryland T-shirt I could make a bear out of. But no luck. I would get a dress I think will be good for working events at the museum in the fall. And a cooler type bag that I liked the pattern of. I had $2.50 off so that was neat. Annoying we could t find a shirt but James offered a Hawaiian shirt they got at a baseball game. It wasn't exactly what I was picturing but it's something.

I just wanted to go home. I was upset that we were 20 minutes away. But I knew I would have to hold it together. And I did. And when we got home James would unload all my market stuff. And I would go put some stuff away and lay down.

James would come kiss my face and covered me with my fleece jacket. And then I fell asleep until 5.

When I woke up James was here. They were very sweet. I was feeling slightly better but still not amazing. I wanted to do something to feel accomplished. So I would work on putting away the clothes James had cleaned while I was sleeping. I decided I am not sleeping at camp this week. I was so full of anxiety about it. I wasn't able to prep my workshop (which I'm not even sure it happening, haven't heard from Parker yet on registration). So I just had to make the call but man do I feel bad about it. I feel like I'm failing but I just am not accomplishing anything when I'm staying at camp. It just feels like I'm wasting time. Like yes I'm saving the commute but at the cost of everything else.

I would also pick out clothes for me and Jess's cruise at the end of the month. She's got a pink and creme capsule wardrobe so I went for black and blue. I think we will look very cute together. And it was nice to pick out my favorite pieces that were summery but can be layered since we'll be in Canada and it'll be cooler. I cannot wait to be somewhere cooler.

I had wanted to start working on going through all of my clothes to donate stuff but I got so hot I just couldn't do it. I was having a very bad time I was so sweaty and sad. But I hope to do that in the fall. With help from Jess and maybe other friends. Just really pair down. It is so hard though.

James made me a salad for dinner. And they would come lay in bed with me and watch TikToks. But eventually we would have other things to do.

Brandon would come over and him and James would set up a projector and screen in the backyard to watch House of the dragon. I thought they were so cute out there watching their show.

I would do some organizing in the studio but pretty quickly I went down to the basement. And spent an hour sweating and organizing and trying to optimize the space. It's not perfect but I'm making good progress with what we have. I was proud of myself.

Once I was done I would take a shower. And spent some time measuring things to possibly move some furniture. But that is not a tonight project.

Now though I have winding down for sleep. Tomorrow is the first day of print making. I'm nervous! Like it will be fun but also. It can be a lot. It's going to be a mix of Styrofoam and erasers and small rubber stamp pads. I think it will be really interesting to see what happens.

I really hope it cools down. Its still calling for very hot but I can dream.

I hope you all have a good day tomorrow. I love you all. Good night!!

[ineedapedalsteel]

So I tested positive for covid yesterday and my school sent me to the LAX Hilton for 6 days. Last night I felt so sick I actually thought I was gonna start hallucinating but I’m feeling a bit better now. USC spoils me so bad they’re giving me $70 in doordash a day so I just bought myself a $20 huevos rancheros that I am patiently awaiting in my king sized bed.

I am actually terrified to be missing classes though because I’m a music production major who doesn’t know shit about theory and I’ll be missing a whole week of theory classes and I have to sight sing in solfège in front of my whole class on Friday.

Wish me luck (no one will see this)

[mydiary-com]

31/07/23

Today wasn’t a pretty day

Me levante tarde, no termine todos mis pendientes, procrastiné muchas cosas, trabajé muy a medias, entre corriendo a una junta que ni dije nada, idk not my day, and even dejando de fuera el trabajo no fui al gimnasio, me la pase viendo Tik tok encima de una pila de ropa, wey ni me bañe y llevo diciendo desde ayer que lo hago, great ha?

But also I had a pretty great weekend, or at least I mean yeah alch me la pase súper bien, vi Barbie con mis amigos, de ahí nos fuimos a Rico, bailamos, empedamos AF, amanecimos hasta las tres de la tarde, solo fumamos y platicamos Edu y yo todo el día, en la noche nos fuimos de after, vimos a David que vino de Querétaro, estuvo verguisima el set list de los DJs, llegamos a las seis de la mañana y nos paramos a las 11 para ir a pintar alcancias en un picnic de Chapultepec porque fue cumpleaños de un amigo del trabajo, todavía después nos fuimos a fumar unas pipas y agarramos bici en una ruta nueva para muy bonita, muy bonito fin, mucho estímulo, mucho bonito recuerdo la verdad

Even tho, hoy fue el blue Monday, maybe after all that happiness comes the clouds, también del fin no todo fue bueno, rompí una maceta de mis papás, gasté un vergo de baro y ya jaja pero me puse a pensar como en qué quiero y me encanta ese mood pero ya no todas las semanas, idk me gusta variarle, me gusta cambiar el mood, la semana pasada fue un viajecito a Puebla-Veracruz, la pasada a una cascada en el Izta idk quiero justo eso, variarle, no casa fin de semana principalmente mamarme mil baros en una noche wey no, me acaban de aumentar el sueldo y ya no me alcanza otra vezzzzz queeee? idk, I need to put boundaries, be discipline, obvio todo en balance, no quiero convertirme en esas personas extremistas que quiero dejarlo de corte porque tampoco quiero eso, lo disfruto y lo disfruto mucho el desmadre peeeero también I wanna be moreeeee, I wanna learn, go out, find new places, put myself in another experiences that brings me more than disociación y blurry in my mind (no todos los fines claro, también amamos la disociación y blurry in my mind bailando con luces de fondo y un sonido cabron jajaja) pero wey no quiero estar como hoy, de qué neta muerto, cansado, sin ganas, no rindiendo nooooo, wey quiero cuidarme y esforzarme contigo para si que llegue el fin y disfrute mucho pero también con el felling que me he llevado estos fines al terminar la semana de a huevo me rifé, me lo voy a tomar porque alch le trabajé cabron y lo estoy logrando, hoy no lo logre, pero iremos a dormir para iniciar cabron el mes, productivos, chingones, y ayyyy esperemos si hacerlo vamos si se puede aaaaaa wish me luck, august be great ✨

Love u, Uri

[luisjuanmilton]

What are your 10 favourite non-English words/phrases?

This is an incredible question so buckle up:

1. Donde hubo fuego, cenizas quedan: the translation would be “where there was fire, ashes remain”, mostly used to describe past relationships but also friendships. It’s very intense and very true.

2. Provecho: sort of like bon appetit but not really, because you use it when you’re done with your meal and you stand up to leave, and you turn to the surrounding tables and tell them provecho, and they answer with thank you. You’re basically wishing strangers to have a nice meal just because, it’s lovely.

3. Chilango: this was originally used as a derogatory term to refer to people from Mexico City, but we kinda reclaimed it and I love it.

4. Sobremesa: it’s untranslatable but it refers to that time after a meal with family or friends when no one’s eating anymore but you’re all just talking and vibing and having a good time. That’s la sobremesa.

5. Fue por puro churro: literally translates to “it was because of pure churro” but it means that someone achieved something or something happened by pure luck. Don’t ask me why.

6. Ya nos cayó el chahuistle: translates to “the chahuistle has fallen on us” and it basically means “we’re fucked”. The chahuistle is a fungus that infects corn so it kinda makes sense but also it doesn’t.

7. Me vale verga: don’t use this unless you’re around friends please lol but it literally means “I don’t give a dick” which means “I don’t give a shit”.

8. A huevo: a must have in any Mexican’s vocabulary. It translates to “to egg” but it actually means “hell yeah” only cooler.

9. Más vale pedir perdón que pedir permiso: literally translates to “it’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission”, and it means that it’s easier to say sorry after doing something you shouldn’t, than asking for permission and getting shot down.

10. Te quiero: a phrase I miss SO MUCH when I speak english. It’s not I love you and it’s not I like you, it’s the middle ground. There’s a whole song by José José explaining the difference called “Amar y Querer”.

Honorable mention: hasta lo que no comes te hace daño, which translates to “even that which you don’t eat makes you ill”. It’s used to tell someone that they should stop being so dramatic and getting upset for things that aren’t even their problem (@ f1blr lol).

[foxymoxynoona]

hiiii miss foxy 💗 this doesn't have anything to do with your writing but i'm in a bit of a chatty mood, hope you don't mind 😋

so!! i (very impulsively late last night) decided that i'm going to diy a little book of recipes my family likes. i've recently started cooking more, but i don't have much to work with! i was wondering if you have any favorite recipes or dishes that you like making 🥰

i hope you're having a great day and you have a fun +/or restful holiday weekend!!

That's adorable!! Family recipe books are so great. I made my grandma and mom write down some of their recipes for me by hand so I'd always have them in my cookbook in their handwriting.

SO our comfort favorites to make at home are Tuna Noodle Casserole, Kimchi jjigae, enchiladas, tamales (although they are SO MUCH WORK), kimchi fried rice, and huevos rancheros . There are also some delicious southern foods I make and eat alone because my family is stupid (fried pickles and fried okra, bean salad, and fried chicken casserole.) Good ol blend of Southern, TexMex, and Korean haha.

I've really been into this green bean, feta, kalamata olives, and beef dish lately though, even though no one eats it but me. :( Oh and shepherd's pie and moussaka are both beloved.

Ah, this almost makes me want to go cook something, haha. What a fun project you're taking on! I wish you luck on your culinary journey!

[gabigoesplaces]

Shanghai (’19) and different ways of living

It was indeed one of the best trips of my life, I learned so much, met amazing people and got to (kinda) darle la vuelta al mundo (Calle 13 reference)

I had waited so long for this and when the time came, I was ready but definitely nervous for what to expect. I had spent a few days in Marbella before, so I expected Shanghai to be poles apart from my experiences in Puerto Banus. We arrived at the airport, and after going through a face and Touch ID migration system, which was surreal, kind of scary but fun nonetheless; we were picked up by a bus, and on our way to the hotel the tour company that was taking care of us, gave us a booklet with some basic information about the city, and gave us cryptic instructions like: “Don’t get inside of a red taxi”

We took the advice, but we were ready to explore the city and Fusion was our first destination, right after getting huevos rotos at a Spanish restaurant at the French Concession, we tried ordering a taxi to the hotel lobby but failed to communicate through Google translate that we had to get there by 11pm. So there we were, a bunch of kids running behind yellow taxis to get to the club. 

After showing the taxi drivers the address, we arrived to a mall and 11 stories up, we were shown to a secret door... When we got inside, everyone could clearly see who the outsiders were. We, westerners, did not wear Gucci sneakers, we weren't eating an entire buffet of xiao long bao, or had in our table bottles of Golden Goose (we did, however got our hands on that later). 

We danced, some of us got became fans of lollipops from an unknown origin, and others were thrown confetti on by some Chinese influencers; but the night came to an end early after we realized that class at 6am the next day was mandatory. Some friends and I were, dropped off in a wrong location, so we decided to finish off the night by getting Pocky from a local store, meanwhile on our way to the right hotel, we got disapproving looks from the seniors dancing at the parks we passed by. 

The next day, well, only a few hours later, we were on the metro, hungover while trying to stay awake until the next stop. The best way to describe the way we felt, while standing next to commuters was: hot and bothered, but not in a good way. Little did we know, two hour classes about Chinese foreign policy and a not so brief historical background awaited. We got our abanicos out, and like a real flamenca, we fanned non-stop. 

Later in the afternoon, after getting a good siesta, we got Mexican food; let me note, I am aware of how bad this portrays me as a travel blogger but the birthday boy wished for it so, c’est la vie! (I assure there is great Chinese culinary adventures later on). And after our celebration, accompanied by a Chinese live singer in the background (who apparently only knew Ed Sheehan songs), the after party followed in a suite, which our Mexican friend got after “talking to the manager” (I still don’t know how he managed to make that happen, he’s really not intimidating in the slightest, with his 1.60cm). The views from there were breathtaking, we could see the whole city which had grown so quickly since the 19th century. 

We made a right choice by staying in that day, because even after the long day that followed, exploring Xuhui district, we were ready for Ladies night at Bar Rouge. The girls and I got all done up, ready for our photoshoot in the Bund (we were also joined by some fans who wished to take pictures with foreigners), we climbed up four stories and after saying the magic words “Francisco Tonight”, we were in. Red lights (and a handsome ice cream man) welcomed us, as he guided the group towards the manicure station, sponsored by Dom Perignon, and indeed we wished to drink the stars.

“You are the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen”, I heard as I turned around to find an Indian guy wearing a Hawaiian shirt. I said thank you but he seemed to have understood the hidden message in my words, so he asked me I wanted him to introduce his Dutch friend to me and after sharing a laugh he did so. Time passed by as we danced the night away, while he apologized for his two left feet. All while knowing he had to leave to Shenzhen in the morning to pitch his startup drone company to new investors. 

My friends and I regrouped and went downstairs to (attempt to) find a cab with a taximeter, trying to avoid the red taxis, as we had been advised. And as we tried our luck, we found the Dutch guy again, I said goodbye and my friends and I entered the taxi, after he failed to convince them to stay, “don’t you want to see the sharks at M1NT?”. Suddenly, as if it were Singing in the Rain, it started raining. Gene Kelly (from the Netherlands) opened the door of my cab and for a second there I felt like a 50s movie star.

I daydreamed the whole way back to our hotel about what could have been if I had stayed… Luckily my friends had my best interest at heart because just a shower and three hours later, we were at a Chinese Leadership Centre, strolling along the gardens, while feeling unexplainably calm, maybe it was the feng shui after all. 

After a crazy afternoon bargaining with sellers at the black market, which was strangely located at a metro station, we got dinner at our favorite huarique (Peruvian slang for restaurant which turns out to be hidden gem), which served the best dumplings we had ever tried, until then... A full belly and a happy heart later, we hoped on a taxi again, to see with our own eyes if the Dutch guy’s theory was true indeed. And it was, as you entered the club shark tanks and the sound of house music surrounded you, for me, it was definitely unforgettable as  I looked at my phone, waiting for my classmates to finish their part of the essay. After sending the email to my professor, I went to the dance floor, but made a pit-stop at some Peruvian guy’s table, who told us he was there for business and because of our shared nationality, gave us a bottle of Goose to start off the night right. 

Surprisingly, a guy approached me as I was singing my heart out to Bon Jovi’s Livin’ On a Prayer, air guitars and all, to say: “I see there’s someone here with a good music taste”. I turned around to find a skater boy from Cali, he was tattooed up from head to toe, and when I pointed it out he proceeded to show me his favorite one, which he undoubtedly got done by an amateur tattoo artist. He also mentioned he was in the city for the X games and after dancing for a while I got swept out by a Brazilian guy on who I practiced my Portuguese, but just a few moments after telling him I liked to sambar, a French guy also came up to me and I applied the same premise, just for learning purposes, bien sûr.

But Duolingo live was short-lived, because a touristic day awaited. We went to Shanghai Museum, and a friend and I quickly moved to see everything, from the Porcelain collection to the Traditional Clothing exhibition. After, we walked along Nanjing East Road, which in reality was more like running because of our guide’s hurry to get to Yu Garden in time, hearing that it might get reconstructed because “everything is new in Shanghai”, was kind of heartbreaking for a history junkie like me. Later we went on a cruise along the Bund, as the lights of the financial center went on.  

The next day, after partying at an 80s themed club, we went up the second tallest building in the world. Shanghai tower is known for having the world's highest observation deck, and as I looked down on the city, it truly did feel like a serendipitous moment; 10 year old me would never believe 18 year old me’s words if I told her that in less than ten years we would be standing there.

That day we also got to try my favorite Chinese dish so far, Shanghai fried dumplings were truly the best part of my culinary experience. Even though dinner at an Arab? (to this day, I’m not sure where exactly the food was from) restaurant, was also one of the best parts, because of the amazing dishes and the dancers who invited us to be part of the show.

Longhua temple was indeed a calming experience, it felt like the last moments of our trip were indeed here. Seeing the statues and feeling so small beneath them, while hearing about the Buddhist acts of faith, like offers to Mitreya Buddha and the Four Heavenly Kings. It was sobering (no pun intended), after crazy nights, to take a moment to evaluate life and how in this enormous planet, human beings live it in such different ways. 

Shanghai gifted me experiences I could have never had anywhere else and taught me potential lovers could not only be found at umbrella marriage markets. Leaping into the unknown was definitely worth it, and for that I say xie xie.

[tia-osumah-blog]

no thats no way for him has he no manners nor no refinement nor no nothing in his nature slapping us behind like that on my bottom because I didnt call him Hugh the ignoramus that doesnt know poetry from a cabbage thats what you get for not keeping them in their proper place pulling off his shoes and trousers there on the chair before me so barefaced without even asking permission and standing out that vulgar way in the half of a shirt they wear to be admired like a priest or a butcher or those old hypocrites in the time of Julius Caesar of course hes right enough in his way to pass the time as a joke sure you might as well be in bed with what with a lion God Im sure hed have something better to say for himself an old Lion would O well I suppose its because they were so plump and tempting in my short petticoat he couldnt resist they excite myself sometimes its well for men all the amount of pleasure they get off a womans body were so round and white for them always I wished I was one myself for a change just to try with that thing they have swelling up on you so hard and at the same time so soft when you touch it my uncle John has a thing long I heard those cornerboys saying passing the comer of Marrowbone lane my aunt Mary has a thing hairy because it was dark and they knew a girl was passing it didnt make me blush why should it either its only nature and he puts his thing long into my aunt Marys hairy etcetera and turns out to be you put the handle in a sweepingbrush men again all over they can pick and choose what they please a married woman or a fast widow or a girl for their different tastes like those houses round behind Irish street no but were to be always chained up theyre not going to be chaining me up no damn fear once I start I tell you for their stupid husbands jealousy why cant we all remain friends over it instead of quarrelling her husband found it out what they did together well naturally and if he did can he undo it hes coronado anyway whatever he does and then he going to the other mad extreme about the wife in Fair Tyrants of course the man never even casts a 2nd thought on the husband or wife either its the woman he wants and he gets her what else were we given all those desires for Id like to know I cant help it if Im young still can I its a wonder Im not an old shrivelled hag before my time living with him so cold never embracing me except sometimes when hes asleep the wrong end of me not knowing I suppose who he has any man thatd kiss a womans bottom Id throw my hat at him after that hed kiss anything unnatural where we havent I atom of any kind of expression in us all of us the same 2 lumps of lard before ever Id do that to a man pfooh the dirty brutes the mere thought is enough I kiss the feet of you senorita theres some sense in that didnt he kiss our halldoor yes he did what a madman nobody understands his cracked ideas but me still of course a woman wants to be embraced 20 times a day almost to make her look young no matter by who so long as to be in love or loved by somebody if the fellow you want isnt there sometimes by the Lord God I was thinking would I go around by the quays there some dark evening where nobodyd know me and pick up a sailor off the sea thatd be hot on for it and not care a pin whose I was only do it off up in a gate somewhere or one of those wildlooking gipsies in Rathfarnham had their camp pitched near the Bloomfield laundry to try and steal our things if they could I only sent mine there a few times for the name model laundry sending me back over and over some old ones odd stockings that blackguardlooking fellow with the fine eyes peeling a switch attack me in the dark and ride me up against the wall without a word or a murderer anybody what they do themselves the fine gentlemen in their silk hats that K C lives up somewhere this way coming out of Hardwicke lane the night he gave us the fish supper on account of winning over the boxing match of course it was for me he gave it I knew him by his gaiters and the walk and when I turned round a minute after just to see there was a woman after coming out of it too some filthy prostitute then he goes home to his wife after that only I suppose the half of those sailors are rotten again with disease O move over your big carcass out of that for the love of Mike listen to him the winds that waft my sighs to thee so well he may sleep and sigh the great Suggester Don Poldo de la Flora if he knew how he came out on the cards this morning hed have something to sigh for a dark man in some perplexity between 2 7s too in prison for Lord knows what he does that I dont know and Im to be slooching around down in the kitchen to get his lordship his breakfast while hes rolled up like a mummy will I indeed did you ever see me running Id just like to see myself at it show them attention and they treat you like dirt I dont care what anybody says itd be much better for the world to be governed by the women in it you wouldnt see women going and killing one another and slaughtering when do you ever see women rolling around drunk like they do or gambling every penny they have and losing it on horses yes because a woman whatever she does she knows where to stop sure they wouldnt be in the world at all only for us they dont know what it is to be a woman and a mother how could they where would they all of them be if they hadnt all a mother to look after them what I never had thats why I suppose hes running wild now out at night away from his books and studies and not living at home on account of the usual rowy house I suppose well its a poor case that those that have a fine son like that theyre not satisfied and I none was he not able to make one it wasnt my fault we came together when I was watching the two dogs up in her behind in the middle of the naked street that disheartened me altogether I suppose I oughtnt to have buried him in that little woolly jacket I knitted crying as I was but give it to some poor child but I knew well Id never have another our 1st death too it was we were never the same since O Im not going to think myself into the glooms about that any more I wonder why he wouldnt stay the night I felt all the time it was somebody strange he brought in instead of roving around the city meeting God knows who nightwalkers and pickpockets his poor mother wouldnt like that if she was alive ruining himself for life perhaps still its a lovely hour so silent I used to love coming home after dances the air of the night they have friends they can talk to weve none either he wants what he wont get or its some woman ready to stick her knife in you I hate that in women no wonder they treat us the way they do we are a dreadful lot of bitches I suppose its all the troubles we have makes us so snappy Im not like that he could easy have slept in there on the sofa in the other room I suppose he was as shy as a boy he being so young hardly 20 of me in the next room hed have heard me on the chamber arrah what harm Dedalus I wonder its like those names in Gibraltar Delapaz Delagracia they had the devils queer names there father Vilaplana of Santa Maria that gave me the rosary Rosales y OReilly in the Calle las Siete Revueltas and Pisimbo and Mrs Opisso in Governor street O what a name Id go and drown myself in the first river if I had a name like her O my and all the bits of streets Paradise ramp and Bedlam ramp and Rodgers ramp and Crutchetts ramp and the devils gap steps well small blame to me if I am a harumscarum I know I am a bit I declare to God I dont feel a day older than then I wonder could I get my tongue round any of the Spanish como esta usted muy bien gracias y usted see I havent forgotten it all I thought I had only for the grammar a noun is the name of any person place or thing pity I never tried to read that novel cantankerous Mrs Rubio lent me by Valera with the questions in it all upside down the two ways I always knew wed go away in the end I can tell him the Spanish and he tell me the Italian then hell see Im not so ignorant what a pity he didnt stay Im sure the poor fellow was dead tired and wanted a good sleep badly I could have brought him in his breakfast in bed with a bit of toast so long as I didnt do it on the knife for bad luck or if the woman was going her rounds with the watercress and something nice and tasty there are a few olives in the kitchen he might like I never could bear the look of them in Abrines I could do the criada the room looks all right since I changed it the other way you see something was telling me all the time Id have to introduce myself not knowing me from Adam very funny wouldnt it Im his wife or pretend we were in Spain with him half awake without a Gods notion where he is dos huevos estrellados senor Lord the cracked things come into my head sometimes itd be great fun supposing he stayed with us why not theres the room upstairs empty and Millys bed in the back room he could do his writing and studies at the table in there for all the scribbling he does at it and if he wants to read in bed in the morning like me as hes making the breakfast for I he can make it for 2 Im sure Im not going to take in lodgers off the street for him if he takes a gesabo of a house like this Id love to have a long talk with an intelligent welleducated person Id have to get a nice pair of red slippers like those Turks with the fez used to sell or yellow and a nice semitransparent morning gown that I badly want or a peachblossom dressing jacket like the one long ago in Walpoles only 8/6 or 18/6 111 just give him one more chance 111 get up early in the morning Im sick of Cohens old bed in any case I might go over to the markets to see all the vegetables and cabbages and tomatoes and carrots and all kinds of splendid fruits all coming in lovely and fresh who knows whod be the 1st man Id meet theyre out looking for it in the morning Mamy Dillon used to say they are and the night too that was her massgoing Id love a big juicy pear now to melt in your mouth like when I used to be in the longing way then 111 throw him up his eggs and tea in the moustachecup she gave him to make his mouth bigger I suppose hed like my nice cream too I know what 111 do 111 go about rather gay not too much singing a bit now and then mi fa pieta Masetto then 111 start dressing myself to go out presto non son piu forte 111 put on my best shift and drawers let him have a good eyeful out of that to make his micky stand for him 111 let him know if thats what he wanted that his wife is I s 1 o fucked yes and damn well fucked too up to my neck nearly not by him 5 or 6 times handrunning theres the mark of his spunk on the clean sheet I wouldnt bother to even iron it out that ought to satisfy him if you dont believe me feel my belly unless I made him stand there and put him into me Ive a mind to tell him every scrap and make him do it out in front of me serve him right its all his own fault if I am an adulteress as the thing in the gallery said O much about it if thats all the harm ever we did in this vale of tears God knows its not much doesnt everybody only they hide it I suppose thats what a woman is supposed to be there for or He wouldnt have made us the way He did so attractive to men then if he wants to kiss my bottom 111 drag open my drawers and bulge it right out in his face as large as life he can stick his tongue 7 miles up my hole as hes there my brown part then 111 tell him I want LI or perhaps 30/ — 111 tell him I want to buy underclothes then if he gives me that well he wont be too bad I dont want to soak it all out of him like other women do I could often have written out a fine cheque for myself and write his name on it for a couple of pounds a few times he forgot to lock it up besides he wont spend it 111 let him do it off on me behind provided he doesnt smear all my good drawers O I suppose that cant be helped 111 do the indifferent 1 or 2 questions 111 know by the answers when hes like that he cant keep a thing back I know every turn in him 111 tighten my bottom well and let out a few smutty words smellrump or lick my shit or the first mad thing comes into my head then 111 suggest about yes O wait now sonny my turn is coming 111 be quite gay and friendly over it O but I was forgetting this bloody pest of a thing pfooh you wouldnt know which to laugh or cry were such a mixture of plum and apple no 111 have to wear the old things so much the better itll be more pointed hell never know whether he did it or not there thats good enough for you any old thing at all then 111 wipe him off me just like a business his omission then 111 go out 111 have him eying up at the ceiling where is she gone now make him want me thats the only way a quarter after what an unearthly hour I suppose theyre just getting up in China now combing out their pigtails for the day well soon have the nuns ringing the angelus theyve nobody coming in to spoil their sleep except an odd priest or two for his night office or the alarmclock next door at cockshout clattering the brains out of itself let me see if I can doze off 1 2 3 4 5 what kind of flowers are those they invented like the stars the wallpaper in Lombard street was much nicer the apron he gave me was like that something only I only wore it twice better lower this lamp and try again so as I can get up early 111 go to Lambes there beside Findlaters and get them to send us some flowers to put about the place in case he brings him home tomorrow today I mean no no Fridays an unlucky day first I want to do the place up someway the dust grows in it I think while Im asleep then we can have music and cigarettes I can accompany him first I must clean the keys of the piano with milk whatll I wear shall I wear a white rose or those fairy cakes in Liptons I love the smell of a rich big shop at 7 l/2d a lb or the other ones with the cherries in them and the pinky sugar 1 Id a couple of lbs of those a nice plant for the middle of the table Id get that cheaper in wait wheres this I saw them not long ago I love flowers Id love to have the whole place swimming in roses God of heaven theres nothing like nature the wild mountains then the sea and the waves rushing then the beautiful country with the fields of oats and wheat and all kinds of things and all the fine cattle going about that would do your heart good to see rivers and lakes and flowers all sorts of shapes and smells and colours springing up even out of the ditches primroses and violets nature it is as for them saying theres no God I wouldnt give a snap of my two fingers for all their learning why dont they go and create something I often asked him atheists or whatever they call themselves go and wash the cobbles off themselves first then they go howling for the priest and they dying and why why because theyre afraid of hell on account of their bad conscience ah yes I know them well who was the first person in the universe before there was anybody that made it all who ah that they dont know neither do I so there you are they might as well try to stop the sun from rising tomorrow the sun shines for you he said the day we were lying among the rhododendrons on Howth head in the grey tweed suit and his straw hat the day I got him to propose to me yes first I gave him the bit of seedcake out of my mouth and it was leapyear like now yes 16 years ago my God after that long kiss I near lost my breath yes he said I was a flower of the mountain yes so we are flowers all a womans body yes that was one true thing he said in his life and the sun shines for you today yes that was why I liked him because I saw he understood or felt what a woman is and I knew I could always get round him and I gave him all the pleasure I could leading him on till he asked me to say yes and I wouldnt answer first only looked out over the sea and the sky I was thinking of so many things he didnt know of Mulvey and Mr Stanhope and Hester and father and old captain Groves and the sailors playing all birds fly and I say stoop and washing up dishes they called it on the pier and the sentry in front of the governors house with the thing round his white helmet poor devil half roasted and the Spanish girls laughing in their shawls and their tall combs and the auctions in the morning the Greeks and the jews and the Arabs and the devil knows who else from all the ends of Europe and Duke street and the fowl market all clucking outside Larby Sharons and the poor donkeys slipping half asleep and the vague fellows in the cloaks asleep in the shade on the steps and the big wheels of the carts of the bulls and the old castle thousands of years old yes and those handsome Moors all in white and turbans like kings asking you to sit down in their little bit of a shop and Ronda with the old windows of the posadas 2 glancing eyes a lattice hid for her lover to kiss the iron and the wineshops half open at night and the castanets and the night we missed the boat at Algeciras the watchman going about serene with his lamp and O that awful deepdown torrent O and the sea the sea crimson sometimes like fire and the glorious sunsets and the figtrees in the Alameda gardens yes and all the queer little streets and the pink and blue and yellow houses and the rosegardens and the jessamine and geraniums and cactuses and Gibraltar as a girl where I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.

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Sorting the NFL Playoff Pile: Handing out awards from a enjoyable Wild Card Weekend

Woo boy was Wild Card Weekend enjoyable. Not each sport was epic, however we knew that may be the case earlier than the weekend began. There have been too many dangerous groups concerned to see 4 high-level soccer video games. However every one was a particular little snowflake, offering enjoyment of a unique sort.

Titans-Chiefs gave us a surprising comeback/gag, relying on the way you take a look at it. Falcons-Rams was a reminder that have issues, with a facet of late-game drama. Payments-Jaguars was two homeless toddlers preventing with rocks; some folks in all probability discovered it pleasant and they’re in all probability sick puppies. Panthers-Saints was an epic shootout with a dramatic end. 

Underdogs went Four-Zero towards the unfold, with two of them profitable outright and the opposite two maintaining it shut. It was so enjoyable it impressed me at hand out some awards. Let’s get to them. 

Most Entertaining Recreation of the Week Award

This was Falcons-Rams … till Panthers-Saints swooped in and stole it away late on Sunday afternoon and night. The sport simply eclipsed the whole of 47.5 and was highlighted by Drew Brees and Cam Newton winging the ball round in precisely the way in which we wish them to. Defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, possibly quickly to be a head coach, introduced an impressive gameplan towards the Saints’ two-headed monster at operating again, serving to to lock down Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram. The duo mixed for greater than Three,000 scrimmage yards in 2017 however had simply 68 yards mixed on Sunday night time.

That is the place the Saints are totally different: cease their high choice on offense they usually’ll put the ball within the palms of a Corridor of Fame quarterback in Brees. He added to his eye-popping dwelling playoff stats with the Saints, and he is by no means misplaced a house sport within the postseason whereas with New Orleans. 

Drew Brees profession dwelling playoff stats with @Saints (5 video games):

116/171 (67.eight%), 1529 yards (eight.9 YPA) 12 TD 1 INT

Mercy.

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) January 8, 2018

Brees��� lone interception of his dwelling postseason profession got here on a extremely controversial play by which Sean Payton determined to go for the jugular. With two minutes left and the Saints main by 5, Payton had the offense line up on fourth-and-2. Brees tried to onerous depend the Panthers offsides, however Carolina held regular. He known as a timeout and it was assumed Payton would punt, however he despatched the offense again out and put the ball in Brees’ palms once more. The end result was truly not that dangerous — Brees threw a decide, however it was a fast kick mainly due to the space right here.

Fast NFL officiating apart (and, spoiler, this may not be the final grievance): it is a turnover, so it ought to be routinely reviewed. And but, the NFL did not pause the sport to take an extended take a look at the state of affairs. That is absurd: Mike Adams clearly dropped the ball with out finishing the method of the catch, and it ought to have been an incompletion. The league has spent the higher a part of 9 months now going into excruciating element with these critiques; it selected two minutes left in a playoff sport between divisional rivals to kick it underneath the rug?

Critical query: was it even reviewed? As a result of FOX solely had time for a single replay on the reside telecast earlier than Carolina’s offense was on the sphere operating a play. It was price 25 yards or so of area place. It has nothing to do with it being the Panthers or the Saints, it has to do with the whole inconsistency that we see from sport to sport and week to week. It is maddening. 

A really low share of coaches have the huevos to go for that fourth down, and good luck discovering a consensus on the transfer. Pete Prisco and I debated it on the Choose Six Podcast Sunday night time (subscribe on iTunes right here for the newest episode) and he hated it. The analytics agreed with Pete, so watch out for those who’re venturing into Hell anytime quickly. Put on a coat.

WP mannequin truly favored the punt for the Saints on that 4th and a couple of at 2:00 to play.

— Brian Burke (@bburkeESPN) January 8, 2018

I personally favored it, for 2 causes. One, you are placing the ball in Brees’ palms to win the sport when your protection hasn’t slowed Newton down. And two, for those who polled 10 Panthers followers within the second, at the least 9 of them would have most popular the Saints punt. That is my litmus check. Regardless of the case, it backfired for Payton, as a result of the Panthers obtained the ball and pushed it up the sphere shortly, stepping into close to the crimson zone on this filthy move from Newton to Kaelin Clay:

That is the place you lose me with the narrative about Cam not being an elite participant or Cam not with the ability to carry his workforce. There are possibly 5 quarterbacks who could make that throw. Newton has to stroll a tightrope to maintain the Panthers in video games. Heck of a catch by Clay and toe drag too. 

Carolina had some pictures to get into the top zone however on the finish of the day, it was a unique Cam who took the sport over late — Saints defensive finish Cameron Jordan, lately named to the All-Professional workforce, was completely dominant within the trenches for the Saints. A lot so he gave Panthers offensive lineman Matt Kalil a fairly brutal nickname.

Cam Jordan is not shy about what he thinks of Panthers LT Matt Kalil: “Let’s name him Speedbump — Speedbump McGee.”

— Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) January 8, 2018

There was some controversy with Newton on a play the place the officers known as intentional grounding towards the Panthers quarterback. Ron Rivera obtained miffed, saying he obtained no clarification. That is a good grievance: at the least inform the coach what occurred and why the flag was thrown. However for those who watch the play, it is onerous to argue Newton was out of the pocket and it is onerous to discover a receiver within the neighborhood of the place Newton threw, even when he obtained it previous the road of scrimmage.

New Orleans’ protection stepped up in an enormous means on the greatest second, and the Saints transfer on to Minnesota, the place they will play a really harmful Vikings workforce who beat them in Week 1. The Saints swept the Panthers, the primary three-game sweep of a division opponent in franchise historical past, and will nonetheless probably host the NFC Championship Recreation, if they will beat Minnesota and the Falcons can topple the Eagles. Have a look at all of the groups within the playoffs and discover a extra full squad than the Saints. Carolina gave them all the things on Sunday, however they’ve so some ways to beat you. 

Jeff Triplette’s Gold Watch Award 

I already ranted fairly extensively on the officiating points that plagued the Titans-Chiefs sport. However we actually want some solutions about Jeff Triplette being allowed to referee a playoff sport. Was he one of many highest-graded officers this yr? Or did he get thrown a bone by the league as a result of he’s apparently retiring? If it is the latter, that is a shame, identical to lots of the calls from the Titans-Chiefs sport. 

For starters, Triplette dominated that Marcus Mariota had his ahead progress stopped on this sack from Derrick Johnson in the course of the second quarter. 

Like, what? His ahead progress? He was sacked. You possibly can’t simply magically cease a man earlier than he goes to the bottom. He obtained smoked by a freight practice, certain, however in no world does that make sense. The play is over when Mariota goes to the bottom. And the ball was clearly out earlier than he obtained there.

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After the sport, Triplette doubled down on his decision, saying that “the defender hit him and he was driving him again.” Sure, that is a sack. He additionally identified that ahead progress is “not reviewable in that state of affairs,” which is ok, besides any referee price his salt would not whistle Mariota down there. 

There have been a number of different points that occurred. An identical factor on a two-point conversion play the place the Chiefs recovered one other Mariota fumble however Mariota was, you guessed it, dominated down by ahead progress. And a Travis Kelce fumble-that-wasn’t when the Chiefs tight finish suffered a concussion that may knock him out of the sport that was dominated incorrectly. 

Sadly the officiating took a few of the blame away from Andy Reid, who managed at hand again one other Chiefs playoff dwelling sport in horrific, train-crash vogue. My son was born the day earlier than the Chiefs gave up a 38-10 result in the Colts within the wild-card spherical again in early January 2014. I bear in mind sitting in a quiet hospital room, surprised, watching the comeback occur, attempting to not shriek and wake him up. And this loss was extra unfathomable, as a result of the Titans did not have the firepower to return again. 

Mike Mularkey was on his means out the door, in all probability fired when the Titans had been down 21-Three at halftime. Kareem Hunt completed the day with 11 whole carries when the Chiefs had been main by 18 factors at halftime. It is inexplicable. Alex Smith, who is probably going going to get deposed as Chiefs quarterback for Patrick Mahomes subsequent yr (draft slot and potential nearly all the time win out in these conditions, particularly with Large Purple), deserved higher for the way in which he performed in 2017 and the way in which he performed within the first half of this playoff sport.

Reid’s an amazing coach, a man who has launched actually dozens of careers. However boy does he have some dangerous playoff losses on his resume. This is likely to be the worst one. 

Credit score Mularkey, who was formally given the nod for 2018, for lashing out on the rumors main as much as the week. The man is attempting to organize his workforce for a playoff sport and he is having to elucidate to his spouse why individuals are speaking about him getting fired regardless of making the playoffs and profitable 9 video games.

But when we’re being trustworthy … the Titans ought to actually transfer on. Josh McDaniels and Mariota can be an ideal combo, and the Unique Smashmouth appears to be like like a figment of our collective creativeness, a fever dream from a time earlier than issues had been they means they’re. I will preserve overdrafting Derrick Henry as a result of it is what I do, but when the Titans (+13) stroll into New England and get a 50-burger dropped on them, there ought to at the least nonetheless be some questions requested. 

As Jason La Canfora identified on the podcast Sunday night time, for those who’re excited about firing your coach, it in all probability means it is best to fireplace your coach. Nonetheless, Mularkey’s only one all-time stunner of an upset from enjoying in an AFC Championship Recreation. Little question my CBS bosses would like a Jags-Titans battle to Pats-Steelers Half Deux. 

Expertise Issues Award

It looks like Sean McVay and the Rams are getting a free move for resting their starters in Week 17, which seemed to be form of a factor in the course of the first half, when Los Angeles didn’t discover a rhythm on offense. Perhaps it is as a result of the NFL has a brief shelf life, and since there may be an Alabama-Georgia sport to scream about for a number of days, we’d not see lots of reflection from each single one in all these video games. Or possibly it is as a result of the Rams overachieved in such grand vogue — profitable 11 video games, capturing the NFC West division and internet hosting a playoff sport — that we’re not desirous to assault them in typical vulture-y media vogue after a tough playoff loss. 

The Rams ought to have lots of hope, anyway. The playoff loss harm, however Jared Goff continued to flash towards Atlanta, making some massive throws underneath duress. Two such examples:

Todd Gurley will not win MVP, however he higher win Offensive Participant of the 12 months. I’d, nonetheless, like an reason why he solely obtained 14 carries when he averaged over 7.2 yards per carry. Aaron Donald is just not human; he’s a Defensive Destroyer of Worlds (and higher seize DPOY). McVay is a straightforward decide for Coach of the 12 months and has a really vivid future in Los Angeles. There are defensive points to type out and Wade Phillips cannot coach there ceaselessly, however the future is vivid.

Plus, the Falcons had been simply higher. You may inform from the get go they’d been there earlier than and weren’t intimidated by the playoff stage within the slightest. They might be on the Saints’ stage when it comes to upside for the rest of the postseason, due to how briskly their protection is and due to the upside they get from Matt Ryan throwing to Julio Jones.

The connection between the MVP and essentially the most gifted receiver within the sport hasn’t been there all yr lengthy; Ryan and Jones nonetheless had good seasons however missed on some fairly massive throws all year long. They did not miss on this Rainbow Brite particular to seal the sport towards Los Angeles.

One other complaint-filled apart: how is the sphere on the L.A. Coliseum this horrible when it’s constantly 72 levels and sunny? Ryan practically blew out his knee throwing that move, and he is fortunate he did not break up his pants or shatter his groin. 

Jones caught 9 of his 10 targets for 94 yards and that landing whereas additionally choosing up a primary down on a speeding try. He appears to be like like he may be capable of take over some video games shifting ahead — he’ll draw the Eagles’ weak secondary this week earlier than, if the Falcons win, getting both Xavier Rhodes (revenge sport!) or Marshon Lattimore (rivalry hate!). Julio can take over any sport and he is a beast within the playoffs, having caught 80 percent of his career postseason targets with six touchdowns in seven profession video games.

Devonta Freeman did not run exceptionally properly towards the Rams, however he did sufficient. The Falcons’ offense has steadiness. 

And so they have a protection that’s coming collectively shortly. Takkarist McKinley picked up a sack towards the Rams and is beginning to contribute down the stretch. Deion Jones is a daggum freak and appears like he is shot out of a rocket launcher when he will get downhill attempting to make deal with.

There’s gamers at each stage right here. Grady Jarrett is a tiny little monster within the center and Desmond Trufant can lock down receivers. Bear in mind when Atlanta lit up the Patriots for the primary half of Tremendous Bowl LI? That protection is beginning to pop up once more, besides it is a yr older with extra expertise. Be careful for these Falcons. 

Take the Below Award

My in-laws popped by for the Payments-Jaguars sport and, properly, thank goodness as a result of they could have stayed for the complete Panthers-Saints sport. They obtained these taillights cooking round halftime of this scorcher, a Three-Three shootout between Blake Bortles and Tyrod Taylor after 30 minutes. The second half over-under was 18.5 and it did not come near getting touched. The 2 groups did not even mix to attain eight.5 factors, with the one factors approaching a fourth-and-goal Bortles landing move that required some main intestinal fortitude from Doug Marrone. 

This throw is an ideal microcosm for Bortles over the previous couple of weeks and a great instance of what you possibly can count on to see towards the Steelers within the divisional spherical. The Jaguars are just too scared to let Bortles throw anyplace however a clearly-defined learn. They’re going to give him a play-action play the place there is a operating again taking pictures out to the flat or they will let him throw a slant, however there may be clear concern within the playcalling.

How’s that going to work for them after they roll into Pittsburgh as a seven-point underdog towards a harmful Steelers offense with revenge on its thoughts? NFL devotees will recall Ben Roethlisberger’s five-interception sport earlier this yr, which induced Ben to query what number of rodeos he had left, which induced folks to query if he would preserve enjoying, which induced him to query folks for questioning if he would preserve enjoying. It was a complete factor. 

Antonio Brown will reportedly be 100 %, however do not be shocked to see the Steelers lean closely on Le’Veon Bell. The most important takeaway from the Payments’ offensive strategy was groups can beat the Jaguars by operating the ball successfully. McCoy ran for 75 yards on 19 carries; it may have been extra however for a questionable holding name that introduced again an enormous run and the truth that Shady was roughly 75 % in the course of the sport. Bell ought to be fully wholesome and he is an analogous operating again — rather less shifty, however actually simply as explosive and much more affected person. 

Bortles ran for extra yards (!) than he handed for towards the Payments. He ran for extra yards than Leonard Fournette. And he was pleased with it after the sport.

“After we obtained beat final week at Tennessee I did not run in any respect, so it form of felt like we obtained beat with out taking pictures all our pictures,” Bortles advised CBS Sports activities’ Tracy Wolfson.

It helped them win, little question, as a result of the Jaguars weren’t passing the ball towards the Payments in any type or vogue. If Bortles outrushes Fournette once more and has extra speeding yards than passing yards towards the Steelers, you higher be holding a Steelers -7 ticket, as a result of will probably be a blowout of gigantic proportions.  

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Today was a long day!! Busy busy busy. But not bad at all. I had a lot of trouble falling asleep because I was hurting but I didn't sleep bad. I woke up at 625 like I was supposed too. And got washed and dressed. James and Jess were waiting for me and we left almost on time. We were a little late but it didn't matter. We got there and worked on getting set up and things were good.

Jess was an excellent help. We were also in charge of a donation box to raise a little money for Ann and Jess would give people cookies who donated. Ginny made an ungodly amount of cookies. And we were left with multiple dozens somehow. I dont understand how we had so many leftover. We did collect a lot for her and I'm excited that we can give her a gift.

I did not sell much though. That is alright. I think it's because my dad did not wish me luck at the market today. I always seem to do better when he wishes me luck.

But I had a great time. It was a lot of fun being with Jess. A beautiful day. Even if I felt a little bit like a failure because I didn't sell anything until the last half hour of the day. But people were all really nice.

I had some really nice conversations. But I also got a little bit of a panic because I got a bill that I didn't expect or understand and of course the place doesn't have customer service people on the weekend. So I hope they email me quickly because it confuses me very much. Like if it's correct it's fine, but I just don't understand what it is for.

Jess got me a bouquet of flowers. It would wilt a little because it was way to hot in the car. But we mostly revived it. But they are so beautiful. The big yellow fluffy one is a teddy bear sunflower?? So cute. I love sunflowers.

At the end of the market Jess tried to give the cookies away. But there were still a million left over. So we packed up and went in the museum to give them to the staff. James said they still would have so many once they left.

I got to show Jess around the musuem a bit. I didn't want to tell her a bunch of stuff because I am going to give a tour for the wedding party. But I was excited to show her.

While we were walking around I found a light was off that shouldn't be. So we went to let James know and Angie helped show me where the correct switch was. And then me and Jess headed out to go get a late lunch.

We went to Little Havana and it was so good! Everyone at the museum goes there but I never had an opportunity. But I'm excited we are going to do the rehearsal dinner there because it's so cool and also I really liked the food. It was a little to loud for Jess but she had her ear plugs so it wasn't the worst thing. It was the end of restaurant week so Jess got that three course meal. I got to learn about ceviche! And I really enjoyed my huevo rancheros even if the tortilla was a hard one and it really hurt the roof of my mouth. Which is not healing still and hurts a lot when things touch it. But it tasted good. And we got dessert and I got tres leches which is one of my favorite cakes so that was excellent.

Jess tried to win me a bear but the claw machine was to tightly packed. Ah well.

We left the restaurant and drove out to go to Amazing Glaze.

It was quiet there for a bit. We got to the shop and no one else was there for the first 15 minutes. But people would come in soon enough. We both decided to do an interesting mug. Jess would have to start over when she accidentally used the wrong purple but that was fine. We weren't in a rush really. I was concerned about giving the car to James so they could go see their sister. But we had time.

I decided to make the most complicated design I've ever made. I drew Sweetp. Which is not easy!!! He has such a complicated pattern. But I decided to make Sweetpea flowers and Sweetp the cat. I love how it looks so much. And I am so excited about it.

I also just really loved hearing other people's conversations. The women next to us were there for the first time and we're making ballerinas, they were making them black like them and that was lovely because they were just so giddy. And then a group of teens came in and the one was painting the windows XP logo on the bottom of a bowl and that was hilarious to me. And really it was just a Greta hour.

We paid and I got some validation from the workers about how good my mug looked. And then we went back home.

We brought some stuff in. James was home from work and I gave them a kiss and they left soon after.

Me and Jess gave each other like 45 minutes of space. She laid in the living room and I laid in the bedroom and we sent each other tiktoks and it was good. I was tired but we still had things to do.

Specifically it was fashion show time. I wore all the dresses I have planned for the Bach weekend, the rehearsal dinner, and the after party the next day. And then I put on my actual wedding dress and all the accessories including the jewelery I plan on wearing. No idea about earrings but probably just little diamonds? Unclear. But Jess got a little emotional which was so sweet. She's so stoic sometimes about that kind of stuff so her being like. Omg. Was so nice. She asked if I felt like I was wearing a costume and I didn't. I felt kind of like a bridal Barbie doll. But it feels right and special.

I think something I really like about my wedding dress is that it's not like my normal dresses. I already wear dresses all the time. Long and short. But this shape isn't one I wear often and that makes it special. And I am just. Feeling so much more excited.

I was not interested in dinner after such a big lunch. Jess wanted something though. So while James was out I asked them to stop at the store to get Jess rice and me a piece of pizza. They wouldn't get home until almost 9. So me and Jess just hung out on the couch eating candy. And it was a nice afternoon. Even if my eyes were very tired.

James got home and we all are our little meals. James would also cut melon for us and that was just so good.

I got a shower and washed my hair. Painted my toes. Held hands with James and talked about our days. And now we are getting ready to get some sleep.

I hope tomorrow is just chill and fun. I hope you all have a great night. And have nice dreams. Take care of yourself. Good night!!

[pbandjesse]

I feel really tired right now. Today feels so long and far away. Liked this morning feels like days ago. I am looking forward to sleep.

I slept okay. I woke up and got dressed and changed my mind and changed again. I made a bagel and packed my bag and headed out.

I had to backtrack to change my shoes. And then i had to walk like 6 extra blocks because construction was blocking all of thr bus stops, which was very annoying. But the bus came and i was sure i would be late but i was right on time and basically best everyone else.

We had donuts. And then a PD. And it was great. It was about a thing called ACEs. Adverse childhood experiences. The speaker was great and I really enjoyed it. I wish it was longer. But i learned a lot and I had a good time.

I rode back to the school with Ms Elaine. And we got there about 2. I worked on our prompt for the day. Set up my tablet. Then it was time to get the kids.

It was a harder day. Dallas was really really tough today. But it was still fun teaching them to draw bodies. They had a lot of trouble but tomorrow I will work with them more and it will be good.

We had to have a 20 minute debate at the end of the day because Dallas disputed having her name moved down the color chart. There were some tears. It was frustrating. But man was it nice to have Chelsi backing me up. Shes wonderful.

We finished up. And i got the bus home. I stopped at streets for some groceries. Got avacados and oranges and eggs. And then i walked home.

I made huevos rancheros. Very proud of myself. I had a bunch of packages. My new bathingsuit came and it fits great. Sweetp was hangjng out outside and brought half a,dead bird in thr apartment. Thanks for the first day of spring present baby.

I really want to grt back into shape.Me and jess are going to do a 100 day challenge for yoga. 30 minutes of yoga a day for 100 days. Starting tomorrow morning. And me and James are giving up fast food for 100 days. Food has been hard for me lately so this will be hard. So wish us luck.

I took a long bath. And now im watching creepy videos. But im going to go dry my hair and get some sleep.

Stay safe guys. Goodnight.