by zora on January 30, 2006
Massive thanks to Karine and Tamara for playing personal assistants, nutritionists, and chefs for the past few days. They left this afternoon, after stocking up on fish tacos, and I tried to remember how to function without them. They set me up on a quality diet. The nurse told me last weak [ha--Freudian slip--I mean [...]
by zora on January 24, 2006
Alas, our Best of RG series was cut short because I had to go to the hospital again. The last post was going to be romantic, about artichokes—you can find it by googling this blog and “anginares,†and you’ll be spared the last Joanie-loves-Chachi shtick. But I’m out of the joint, and apparently everything will [...]
by zora on January 14, 2006
Best of RG IV: The Man in the Bow Tie The thrilling retrospective continues…and the voices are back. “Gosh, Joanie, I’m feeling parched. I sure could use a milkshake,” goes Chachi. And just then, with the flawless timing accorded everyone in thirty-minute sitcoms, up walks Al. He’s wearing a bow tie and looking paternal. He’s [...]
by zora on January 13, 2006
So I was reading this Mexican porn comic book that Tamara picked up at Hidalgo Grocery. To learn vocabulary, of course. See, I allegedly speak a number of languages, but when it comes down to nitty-gritty street-level communication, I suck. This is because I’ve learned all of them in the classroom, and very little on [...]