Aqueduct

Miercoles 12 de Diciembre

Well I looked at the granite markers
Those tribute to finality - to eternity
And then I looked at myself here
Chicken scratching for my immortality
-Joni Mitchell

No - not horse racing in NY! The Roman aqueduct in Segovia. I finally found software to resize my photos, coupled with a decent pirated Internet connection. You got to see this freaking thing to believe it.

It was -4 C today when i left the house. Joder! But it gets up to 12 C during the day with the sun.

Viernes 14 de Diciembre 21:22


The bad news is i'm getting over being sick- the good news is that this always happens this time of year, and better to get it over before the holidays and before i carry it across the Atlantic like an ETA terrorist.

All else is well. I have already said goodbye to some of the students for the Christmas break, a very warm and fuzzy - feel good situation. Always nice to feel that they appreciate you and think you a good teacher.

Just laying low. Maybe go out for a quiet beer with Nikos later, maybe not. La Profesora is on the mend (hopefully!) in Getafe tonight. Everyone in her office is sick. And she starts a week of holiday on Monday. Que Bummer! Her and her sister, Gelles (pronounced Helles) are going somewhere on Martes, maybe Barcelona. So here's asking for you all to send some psychic "get well" energy her way. DO you know there are several books written on this subject: is the power of prayer that some divine force listens or that a lot of people sending psychic energy and good wishes towards something has an affect on matter? I lean towards the second.

Viruses aside (Vee-ruses, as they say here), all is well as the second season of The Spanish Exile Blogg comes to a close. NOTE: We will not be affected by the Hollywood Writers Guild Strike, happy to say, but I fully support the writers! Their share of the big fat Hollywood pie is shamefully small. Let the producers and stars write their own shit if they think writers are so expendable. But DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES could probably just resort to having the actresses sit on a stool topless and pull the same ratings.