Apuntes breves sobre Señales que precederán el fin del mundo El territorio mítico de Aztlán es de donde vendrían los Aztecas; Moctezuma I lo buscó y lo han buscado muchos más; está al norte de Tenochtitlan pero no sabemos cuánto. Aztlán también es el territorio patria de los Xicanos; en esta novela se junta el … More Reading for pleasure: Yuri Herrera
This is from the Codex Boturini and I found it on Wikipedia. Moctezuma I tried to find out where Aztlán was and so did the 16th century Fray Diego Durán. People have been working on this ever since; Aztlán could have been near Florida, or at a Mississippian site in Wisconsin, or somewhere north of … More Viaje a Aztlán
This is my least favorite sentence in the Louisiana vernacular. It means we went to dinner and when college graduates say it, it means they went to a fine restaurant. It sounds like baby talk. «We went go eat» indeed. Axé.
All about living in central Mexico City. Axé.
Clarissa: “More maturity to have a child than to have an abortion” is my favorite statement of the week. The stupidity of these people is daunting. I actually meant less maturity — you need less maturity to have a child than to have an abortion, which is why if you are underage a judge needs … More Hazel-Eyed Girl
You do not know how many of our brilliant proposals have been turned down this week, for reasons having to do with unrelieved ignorance. You do not know that my student’s husband is a waiter. You do not know that the technology for our class has broken down. You do not know that the way … More Things you do not know about me, or about the rechingada madre of someone you know, that is to say, a puta que pariu.
On April 19, the mood will shift from the shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later mentality of Aries to calm, cool and collected Taurus. On that day, the Sun will move into Taurus, lighting up Taurus’ entire positive attributes: practicality, well thought out decisions and sensuality, to name a few. Just keep in mind that the Bull represents the zodiac’s … More A pleasant piece of junk mail.
Excellent. I couldn’t comment because Blogger keeps going in a circle, so I had to make a post. Axé.
SATURDAY Morning: Café Antidote again. Work. 1 PM: Lindsey. Afternoon: (a) Contemporary Arts Museum: Perspectives 178 and the exhibit on women artists (these are also open tomorrow), or (b) Asia Society festival (also open tomorrow), or (c) the Ménil — except that their festival and the Indie Book festival are only today. Night: one thing … More Las posibilidades
I am leaving for Texas now, says the title of this post. If I can speak Louisiana Creole like that, and I also know this song, I must be deeply immersed in American folk culture. Good-bye, old Paint, I’m leaving Cheyenne, I’m going to Montana, to throw the Houlihan, is how I learned to sing … More Mo pé parti pou le Texas asté
coldhearted scientist وداد 