i woke up and i was sick this morning! what the fuck is that? probably just all the stress up til now taking it's toll. it was cloudy but nose still got a little pink from reading on the beach this afternoon. i met a guy from toronto today, kevin, who took me to the cell place and translated for me. yeah. i'm not as fluent as i thought. apparently cell phone plan jargon eludes me en español. he kept asking why i needed to be able to get incoming calls from the US if i am from canada and i just told him there was someone pretty fucking spectacular there who i am hoping to hear from. he's married to the woman upstairs who has two kids from a previous marriage, patty and ashley, and they are so fucking cute. they sang "la cucaracha" for me today and i about choked on the cuteness it was so thick.

i have discovered the most useful phrase in spanish is "como se dice....?" i am also having tremendous trouble adapting to the laid back lifestyle. i mean it's ultimately what i came for next to the beach and weather, but it's so difficult to just adapt. everyone is always late, there's reality and then there's mexico time. it's wonderful because everyone is so relaxed and chilled but at the same time, it makes it hard to plan your day. tomorrow i go in search of a post office and a printer. it should be an ordeal. but at least i can retire to the beach with a book with the rest of the town. yes, people actually read here. you know how long it's been since i've known people in person who read? who i can recommend books to? fuck, kevin'd read half the books i brought! i dunno, the pace here is beautiful but way different.

i cooked tonight for my parents, i marinated chicken legs in valentina sauce, lime juice, salt and pepper and slow roasted them to a stunning perfection in the gas oven (back home i had electric, this is luxurious for me), then i sauteed green tomatoes with chipotle peppers, and added it to pan fried fingerling potatoes. i fucking rule. it was the bomb. though i couldn't eat much, it's hard to eat very much at all in this heat. today was relatively chilly but compared to vancouver it's fucking hot.

there isn't much that could make thing better here for me right now, but one of those things, without a doubt, is hearing from mike. that oughtta be a project.

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