Monthly Archives: January 2002

“Yo deseo un café.” I use this sentence to try to explain to D, my coworker, the subtle difference between wishing for myself (“I would like a coffee”) and wishing for another (as in, “I wish you a good weekend”). … Continue reading →

Jupe says I should write more about people. While I agree that doing so would make this weblog more interesting, I am faced with two dilemmas: the fact that most of the people I know are not as ‘into’ the … Continue reading →

They’re replacing a telephone pole outside my apartment today. I didn’t know they did that.

You know I must be seriously hard up for a job when I’ve (fleetingly) considered applying for work in Diego Garcia.

I may not be a salsa connosieur, but I know what I like: Snyder’s of Hanover Chunky Salsa, in Medium strength. Step aside, gummi bears, there’s a new food fetish in town.