comings and goings

Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
-the Beatles

Martes 0:29

Tired but can't sleep. Physically exhausted from a very physical weekend. But at least i'm walking alright, which is better than some of us. I feel like I've represented the elder race well!

Listening to new Joni Mitchell: Shine. Very jazzy. First album in 10 years. Fucking hell, where does the time go?

I was up til 8am on Viernes noche y til 6am on Sabado. So I slept till 14:30 on Sunday.

“My mamota (groundhog),” she said. “Do you see what time it is?”

“Holy fuck! I can't believe how late I slept,” I said.

“My mamota.”

“Can you believe i used to be married to a workaholic?”

“Can you believe I used to live with a perfectionist?” Her flat is in a constant state of disaster. She is constantly moving furniture and changing drapes and coverings. And anything not in a state of flux gets hunted down and mangled by the cat posse.

We both have a good laugh at this. Man, it sure is great to laugh like that with someone again.

All things change. For that I am thankful.

Just need a place to live. JJ and I look at Maite's parents' flat tomorrow. I've been here with her too long. I need a place of my own. Just a little corner of Madrid. And a i need a matrimonio (double) bed! If this fucking single wasn't against the wall i would have fallen out several times already. Considering I fell out of my enormous bed in Tetuan once, i can't wait to upgrade.

I have a hate-hate relationship going on with the 106 bus that i take home after I take the Metro to the end of the line (joder!). It always blows by me as i am 2 blocks away from the bus stop. It happens every goddamn day!

I start 4 new courses tomorrow- 3 with Banco Santander and one with Maite's 18 year old. Boo yeah!

I fell Down in the desert baby,
I had nothing but a piece of paper, yeah,
I had to write something down,
And I found myself alone, and then I let go of everything,
Into another dimension.
-Wolfmother

Martes 10:23

Came back to the flat to redo my laundry from last night. I started in on too late a cycle (since it takes 2 hours here!) and it never added the soap. Joder!

No internet here this morning at the flat. Hope this works out tonite to live with JJ. I've been a vagabond for 2.5 months.

I saw the Hawks got trounced by Pittsburgh and that Mack Strong had to retire. He's a class act. There goes the season- he's a tremendous blocker. Was. Enjoy retirement, old buddy.