I must get hold of, and read, this 2005 book by Doris Garraway. I have been rereading Glissant’s discours antillais and finally understand it, or understand it as it was meant, perhaps. It is a better book than I thought; I always liked Glissant and now I like this book, too. I have it with me … More The Libertine Colony
This is the Beka chair at OfficeMax and I like it. I also like this white floor lamp I saw, which I cannot find a picture of but which they say they will have more of soon, both here and in the United States. It is boring to patronize OfficeMax in Mexico instead of somewhere … More In OfficeMax
Bold the ones you have been to. 1 Seoul South Korea 10,231,000 2 São Paulo Brazil 10,009,000 3 Bombay India 9,925,000 4 Jakarta Indonesia 9,373,000 5 Karachi Pakistan 9,339,000 6 Moscow Russia 8,297,000 7 Istanbul Turkey 8,260,000 8 Mexico City Mexico 8,235,000 9 Shanghai China 8,214,000 10 Tokyo Japan 8,130,000 11 New York USA 8,008,000 … More World’s 15 Largest Cities
Do you want a clear or a cream soup, rice or salad, fish or meat, and fruit or custard? These are the really important questions in life, and they are aspects of the larger question, what shall we have for lunch today? In Mexico with lunch you get agua fresca, made of fresh fruit. Sometimes … More ¿Consomé o crema?
Where I would live is the neighborhood of San Rafael and this evening I got lost. I thought I was on my way somewhere completely different, in an entirely different direction, when the air changed. I started to smell the homely smell of slightly overripe fruit that indicates one is getting into a more humble neighborhood … More Café de las Artes
It is cold today in Mexico City and every time I am here I wish I had a sweater or coat and not just a light jacket or two. Yesterday, the morning was normal but then I met an American colleague for lunch. He wanted to go to Sanborn’s so we did, and now I … More Días extraños
People do not believe it is a good idea to play with Facebook and Google when you are stuck on your sentences, but by doing this I have found this web site which lists all plays being put on in Mexico City. It is an amazing thing, and inspiring. Axé.
It has been raining since Friday night. In a short interval I made it to the supermarket, and the torrent began again as soon as I got home. It is cool and with all the humidity it is reminiscent generally of southern Chile. Argentina and Chile are not the countries in which I am most … More Hurricane Carlotta
Saturday, 4 PM, Plaza Constitución, how early do you think one has to get there to get in? It is on the world’s third largest plaza, but I am sure there will be a lot of security and that it will fill up. Camila Vallejo will be there. Axé.
I bought these jeans on sale for $20. I thought they were Mexican jeans but they are American jeans and they appear to be for the rather young. My size is 5, which surprised me; in any case I quite recommend the brand. Today seemed like a really Latin American day, or a really urban … More Frivolous Friday
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