Feliz Navidad
Last night there was a dinner in the residence for everyone, and it was really nice. I haven't felt any Christmas spirit since my father died, and I actually started to feel a little last night. Not sure why this year is different -- though, I think it was the dinner as I hadn't felt anything until last night.
The tradition here is to celebrate Christmas on what Americans call Christmas Eve. Just about everything shut around 3-4pm yesterday, and taxis were a rarity. Though, I hear everything re-opened about 3am -- restaurants, bars, kiosks, and the taxis re-appeared. At midnight, the fireworks that were intermittently going off all evening started being lit in earnest. To a casual observer, there do not appear to be any laws governing fireworks here. While sitting on the patio (it was a cool-ish 60-65 F) chatting and listening to music post-dinner, we would point out the Fire Bags (my name) that would float overhead. A FB looks like a balloon with a ball of fire in it. After the third one I spotted, I heard a fire engine roar past. That FB was going in the direction of the Congress building... To my knowledge, there weren't any fires in my neighborhood last night.
Was looking forward to a day of sunshine. A day that I could take my book on to the patio and work a little on my tan. Nooooooooo. It's rained on and off throughout the entire day. I'm actually wearing the one sweater I brought on this trip. It's summer in Argentina. It's wrong. But so it goes.
Have plans to go salsa dancing tonight. Though, I've been laying in bed all day, alternating napping and reading a Carl Hiassen book, and I'm feeling rather lazy and uninspired. I came to check my email, hoping for an email from someone in particular (and not finding one - che boludo). Found an email from someone else, and there's a possibility we will both be in Thailand at the same time. It's all very conditional, as I've been thinking about changing my itinerary, in a variety of ways, and it also depends on what he and his girlfriend actually decide to do for a vacation next year. I also have a couple other friends that may be in Copenhagen next year, at roughly the time I will be in Europe. To see them, I would border hop as necessary -- they are particularly cool people.
So, Feliz Navidad to you. Or happy day of quiet far from the madding crowds.
I hope it's sunny tomorrow.
The tradition here is to celebrate Christmas on what Americans call Christmas Eve. Just about everything shut around 3-4pm yesterday, and taxis were a rarity. Though, I hear everything re-opened about 3am -- restaurants, bars, kiosks, and the taxis re-appeared. At midnight, the fireworks that were intermittently going off all evening started being lit in earnest. To a casual observer, there do not appear to be any laws governing fireworks here. While sitting on the patio (it was a cool-ish 60-65 F) chatting and listening to music post-dinner, we would point out the Fire Bags (my name) that would float overhead. A FB looks like a balloon with a ball of fire in it. After the third one I spotted, I heard a fire engine roar past. That FB was going in the direction of the Congress building... To my knowledge, there weren't any fires in my neighborhood last night.
Was looking forward to a day of sunshine. A day that I could take my book on to the patio and work a little on my tan. Nooooooooo. It's rained on and off throughout the entire day. I'm actually wearing the one sweater I brought on this trip. It's summer in Argentina. It's wrong. But so it goes.
Have plans to go salsa dancing tonight. Though, I've been laying in bed all day, alternating napping and reading a Carl Hiassen book, and I'm feeling rather lazy and uninspired. I came to check my email, hoping for an email from someone in particular (and not finding one - che boludo). Found an email from someone else, and there's a possibility we will both be in Thailand at the same time. It's all very conditional, as I've been thinking about changing my itinerary, in a variety of ways, and it also depends on what he and his girlfriend actually decide to do for a vacation next year. I also have a couple other friends that may be in Copenhagen next year, at roughly the time I will be in Europe. To see them, I would border hop as necessary -- they are particularly cool people.
So, Feliz Navidad to you. Or happy day of quiet far from the madding crowds.
I hope it's sunny tomorrow.
posted by Shana @ 3:56 PM
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