05.03.05 // 11:44 p.m.
Taking the easy way out... bullet points!
- I got a blog (mini)crush. He's smart, has a way with words, and is pretty funny. For those of you who are like Isa (my roommate) and need to know, yeah, he's cute.
- Can bloggers have groupies? Oso admitted to being one of my groupies. I wonder if I have more.
- I'm officially tired of talking and reading about Catholicism.
- I got a Dodger blanket at the game last week. I thought it would make for some cool pictures, but I couldn't quite recreate the Teri Hatcher wrapped in Superman's cape pose.
- I met with my advisor today. Among other things, she basically told me that I'm not meeting her expectations and she wonders what happened to my ganas. Everything she said was right. My job bores me, and I feel like I'm just tolerating the quantitative research because (1) I need a job, and (2) telling a superstar professor that I didn't want to work at her illustrious research institute would not be good for my academic career. I'm not the kind of person who "drools" to be able to work with the data she has.
- On the academic/career tip, last week I got an email advertising a job for the director of a Chicana/o and Latina/o student center at a local four-year university. I got the credentials and experience from my last full-time job. For a whole five minutes, I thought about applying. If I got the job, I'd leave school with my consolation MA and get to work with students.
- Damn, where the hell did my ganas go? I really do want to earn my PhD.
- Elections ended today. I don't find out the results until tomorrow night. Aver que pasa.
- Summer concert season is coming up! I got a mailer about the Hollywood Bowl World Music Festival. I think I'm going to subcribe for the following three shows: June 26 David Byrne, the Arcade Fire, Si*S�, and Extra Action Marching Band; July 24 Femi Kuti, Mos Def, and Daara J; and September 11 Keali'i Reichel, Na Leo, Hula Halau Keali'i O Nalani, and Hula Halau O Kamuela 'Elua.
- I might have missed Caf� Tacuba in Coachella this weekend (my roommate called me when they were playing "Eres"), but I sure won't miss them when they will be in LA in early July. I'm a Caf� Tacuba addict... it's been too long since my last "fix."
July 2 at the House of Blues in Anaheim
July 3 at the Universal Amphitheater. - This controversy over the Los Angeles, Mexico billboard is getting old. Who's offended? It seems like it's only the right-wing anti-immigrant people. You know, HP's people. Really, you want to know what billboard offends me? How about all the ones advertising strip clubs and that one off the 60 freeway in East LA by Corona saying Happy Cinco de Mayo. Grrr.
- I wrote a post about National Teacher Day at blogging.la. My social circle consists of a lot of teachers. I see them work their asses off. I may get mad when they talk about teaching all the time, but I admire their dedication, strength and ability to wake up really early. To Isa, Ome, Vane, Victor, Jonathan, Daniel, Martha, Jo, Sandra, Jos�, Araceli, Angel and Miguel: thanks for doing a great job, I wish we could clone you.
- Thanks for all your kind thoughts/words in regards to my abuelita.
Me siento: warm
Escuchando: holiday - weezer
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