We had the first day of class, and it was like this. Long live my province, our painted hills, my dove. My home in New Granada; my home in California, my home anywhere in New Spain. Brown-skinned woman, do not separate yourself from the list of those I love. My most fascinating new student is … More Viva Jujuy
John Berger on Rembrandt. Axé.
Here in Maringuoin we have the necessary conditions for snow and it feels that cold. It is literally colder here right now than it is at the Puerto de Navacerrada, a ski station above Madrid. Here is a recipe for a carajillo, which they must be drinking there and I should drink here: Ingredients: * … More Carajillo
It is brilliantly sunny here, and cool and beautiful. The telephone rang, which it almost never does now since we e-mail and leave messages on cellular telephones. I was instantly transported to the twentieth century and indeed, it was a twentieth century person calling me — my yard man. He was at the plant store … More Neiges d’antan
In a small amount of olive oil: + all leftover arugula, which was enough for a salad + all basil threatening to wilt, which was a great deal + large amounts of garlic + several sweet and several hot peppers, as for gulasch + two small eggplants, one green and one purple, sliced + a … More Arugula in Stir Fry
And Chopin. We are in captivity and will not know our charges until December. But it is cool now after so many flaming months, and we can breathe in the limpid night. I am even wearing a light shawl. Axé.
We live in the country and share food. Food I have received in the past includes, but is not limited to ducks and squirrel (“they’re clean, Ma’am, but watch out for the buckshot, I may not have gotten it all”), and has extended more recently to honey from bee-loud glades. Now somebody with cows has … More Steak with Four Peppers
Here’s a dark video I don’t dare show in class, by the great Mexican band Café Tacuba. It is written entirely in Mexico City slang, but there is a translation right here. Here is a very different song by the same band I don’t dare show in class, again because it is too dark. I … More Chilanga Banda
We may have vertical cuts at my university and I am slowly getting an interview wardrobe together. Today I bought these shoes. They had been marked down from $148 to $37, which I considered very good. Axé.
The budget situation chez nous is bleak. But I do like archival footage. Axé.
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